Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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For complications during labour:—
Premature labour 1
Cardiac condition 1
Obstructed labour 3
Breech presentation 18
Face presentation 2
Twin labour 5
Hydramnios 1
Delay in 1st and 2nd stage 55
Delay in 3rd stage 6
Haemorrhage in 1st stage 4
Foetal distress 7
Post-partum haemorrhage 4
Perineal and vaginal lacerations 191
298
For complications in regard to the infant:—
Asphyxia 3
Feeble condition 7
Hyperpyrexia 1
Stillbirths 9
20
Grand Total, 322. —
ANALYSIS OF CASES WITH RENAL COMPLICATIONS.
1. Number of patients admitted on account of albuminuria 20
(This includes the patient who developed eclampsia.)
2. Number of maternal deaths 1
,, stillbirths or infant deaths 1
3. Number of patients admitted on account of chronic nephritis 3
Number of stillbirths or infant deaths 2
The following is a summary of the number of cases during the last four years:—
Patients admitted with eclampsia (excluding chronic nephritis) | Per centage | |
---|---|---|
1935 | 15 | 4.0 |
1936 | 30 | 4.5 |
1937 | 15 | 2.4 |
1938 | 20 | 2.9 |