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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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ANTE-PARTUM HAEMORRHAGE.
| Case No. | Reg. No. | Age. | Previous Pregnancies. | Weight of Infant. | Condition on Admission. | Treatment. | Delivery. | Result. | Cause of Hæmorrhage. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Term. | Premature. | Miscarriage . | General Condition. | Haemorrhage. | Albumen. | M. | C. | |||||||
| 1 | 2950 | 36 | 1 | — | 1 | lb. oz. 4 15 | Good | Moderate | Nil | Morphine | Spontaneous | L. | S.B. | Unknown. |
| 2 | 2967 | 39 | 1 | — | — | 7 0 | Good | Moderate | Nil | Morphine | ,, | L. | L. | — |
| 3 | 3135 | 38 | 7 | — | 2 | — | Poor | Severe | Trace | Morphine Blood transfusions | — | D. | — | Toxaemia. |
| 4 | 2625 | 32 | 4 | — | — | 8 0 | Poor | Severe | Nil | Morphine Blood transfusions | Forceps | L. | S.B. | Central placenta praevia |
| 5 | 2845 | 33 | — | 1 | — | 5 10 | Poor | Severe | Nil | Morphine Blood transfusions | L. | S.B. | Partial placenta praeria | |
| 6 | 2955 | 36 | — | — | 1 | 6 0 | Good | Slight | Nil | Nil | L. | L. | ,, ,, | |
| 7 | 2888 | 27 | — | — | — | 5 13 | Good | Slight | Nil | Nil | Spontaneous | L. | L. | ,, ,, |
| 8 | 3261 | 40 | 5 | — | — | 4 9 | Good | Slight | Nil | Nil | ,, | L. | S.B. | ,, ,, |
| EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2607 | 29 | — | — | — | 5 0 | Poor | Severe | Cloud | Morphine | ,, | L. | S.B. | Toxaemia. Degenera-tion of placenta |
| 2 | 2638 | 26 | — | — | — | 5 0 | Poor | Severe | Trace | Morphine | ,, | L. | S.B. | vlVyll \J 1 UiCivvli vCf |
| 3 | 2654 | 30 | — | — | — | 6 0 | Good | Slight | Nil | — | ,, | L. | L. | |
| 4 | 2807 | 34 | 3 | — | — | 6 12 | Fair | Severe | Nil | Morphine. Willetts Clamp. Intravenous saline | ,, | L. | L. | Partial placenta praevia |
| 5 | 2822 | 39 | 6 | — | 2 | 5 0 | Poor | Severe | Trace | Morphine Blood transfusion | ,, | L. | S.B. | Toxaemia. Five-sixths of placenta showed |
| 6 | 2998 | 34 | 2 | — | — | 10 2 | Good | Moderate | Nil | — | ,, | L. | L. | premature separation. |
Remarks:—Case No. 3.—Patient undelivered.