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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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Table: STILLBIRTHS(continued).Booked Cases(continued).

STILLBIRTHS(continued).Booked Cases(continued).

Full Term-Macerated.Recent.No. of cases.
Asphyxia due to-
(a) Maternal haemorrhage-22
(b) Difficult labour and forceps delivery-22
(c) Difficult labour, shoulder presentation-11
(d) Placental insufficiency-11
Undetermined-44
71219

Table: Emergency Cases.

Emergency Cases.

Premature-Macaerated.Recent.No. of cases.
Maternal haemorrhage and toxaemia3-3
Undetermined1-1
4-4
Full Term-
Asphyxia dtie to prolonged and difficult labour; forceps delivery-11
Difficult delivery; breech delivery-11
-22

Table: INFANT DEATHS.

INFANT DEATHS.

No. of Cases
Premature Infants-
Respiratory failure due to prematurity3
Congenital malformation of the heart1 4.
Full Term Infants--
Hydrocephalic1
*Congenital heart1
*Cerebral haemorrhage2
*Atelectasis due to displacement of lungs by abdominal viscera. Imperfect formation of left half of diaphragm1
Total9

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* Post-mortem held.