London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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DEATHS DUE TO PREGNANCY AND CHILD-BEARING AND/OR ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.

Case No.Date of Death.Certified Cause of Death and Classification.Age.Ward.Circumstances.No. of Pregnancy and Duration.Ante-Natal Care. Doctor. Midwife.Physical Condition.Date of Confinement or Abortion.Doctor called.Admission to Hospital.
18.3.38Pulmonary embolism consequent upon pelvic and femoral thrombophlebitis after childbirth29Hi.Comfortable2weeks. 40YesGood11.2.3815.2.38
218.7.381. Chronic heart failure 2. Chronic rheumatic endocarditis with aortic stenosis. 3. Pregnancy. 4. In second stage of labour.23W.Comfortable140Yes-Pre-existing disease18.7.38Attending Hospital11.7.38
315.8.38Septicaemia from septic endometritis following spontaneous abortion.21H.E.Comfortable116/20--Good8.8.388.8.38 Attending Hospital9.8.38
48.9.381. Paralytic Ileus. 2. Eclampsia due to Pregnancy toxaemia29H.H.Comfortable116-YesPre-existing disease (eclampsia)7.9.381.9.38
528.9.38Cerebral Embolus43H.H.Comfortable740Good13.6.384.7.384.7.38
616.10.38General peritonitis due to instrumental perforation of uterus. Septic incomplete abortion. Self-induced.21H.E.Poor112/16--Good12.10.3816.10.38-
721.10.38Ante-partum haemorrhage due to premature separation of the placenta due to pregnancy toxaemia.38H.H.Poor1036Yes-Pre-existing disease (Toxaemia and Haemorrhage)Attend - ing Hospital19.10.38

Remarks:—Registrar-General's classification—Cases 1 and 7, heading 30 (other puerperal causes); Case 3, heading 29 (Puerperal sepsis).