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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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PUERPERAL PYREXIA INCIDENCE, 1938 (Excluding Maternity Hospital).
| No. of Case. | Date of Notification. | Date Notification Received. | Age. | Ward. | Facilities requested on notification. | Date of Birth or Miscarriage . | Onset of Pyrexia. | Date removed to Hospital. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.1.38 | 10.1.38 | 30 | Wood Street | All facilities available | 29.12.37 | 3.1.38 | 4.1.38 | Twins. Post-partum haemorrhage. Endometritis. |
| 2 | 21.3.38 | 22.3.38 | 40 | St. James Street | ,, ,, | 13.3.38 | 13.3.38 | 17.3.38 | Abortion due to fall. Endometritis . |
| 3 | 30.7.38 | 2.8.38 | 38 | Hale End | 27.7.38 | 29.7.38 | Not removed | Perineal tear. Natural labour. | |
| 4 | 9.8.38 | 10.8.38 | 27 | Hoe Street | Removal to Hospital | 6.8.38 | 8.8.38 | 9.8.38 | Prolonged labour. |
| 5 | 13.8.38 | 13.8.38 | 37 | Higham Hill | Nil | 1.8.38 | 12.8.38 | 12.8.38 | |
| 6 | 21.9.38 | 23.9.38 | 30 | Hale End | Consultant and removal to Hospital | 12.9.38 | 21.9.38 | 21.9.38 | |
| 7 | 17.10.38 | 19.10.38 | 21 | Hale End | Removal to Hospital | 12.10.38 | 16.10.38 | Not removed | Septic abortion. Died before removal to Hospital. |
| 8 | 9.12.38 | 12.12.38 | — | Hale End | Already in Hospital | 4.12.38 | 7.12.38 | 12.12.38 | Pyrexia due to reaction. |
| 9 | 13.12.38 | 16.12.38 | 36 | St. James Street | 9.11.38 | 10.11 .38 | 8.11.38 |