London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Delay in progress and disproportion | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| Unsatisfactory condition of patient | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ineffective contractions | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cardiac disease | 1 | — | 1 |
| Foetal distress | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Mento-posterior presentation | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 60 | 9 | 69 |
Maternal deaths Nil.
Stillbirths 5
Infant deaths 1
Foetal and infant mortality–8.7 per cent.