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Walthamstow 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: puerperal pyrexia.

puerperal pyrexia.

Case No.Reg. No.Age of Patient.Previous Pregnancies.Maturity.Ante-Natal Condition.Type of Labour.Method of Delivery.Onset of Pyrexia after Delivery.Duration of Pyrexia.Apparent Cause of Pyrexia.Result,
Full Term.Premature.Miscarriages.
M.C.
Weeks.Days.
1252925---40SatisfactoryNormalSpontaneous9th day1Non-suppurative mastitisL.L.
2255829---38„„Assisted2nd ,,1Retention of urineL.L.
32549301--38„„Spontaneous7th ,,11/2Non-suppurative mastitisL.L.
4261929---40„ProlongedForceps12th „28Suppurative mastitisL.L.
5270825---38AnaemicDelay in 3rd stageSpontaneous3rd ,,10Uterine infectionL.L.
6269024---40SatisfactoryNormal„12th ,,2 †Suppurative mastitisL.L.
7284533-1-38Ante-partum haemorrhagePost-partum haemorrhage„3rd ,,6Local infectionL.S.B,
8290325---40SatisfactoryNormal„13th ,,1Non-suppurative mastitisL.L.
9291329---40„Delay in 3rd stage„12th ,,-Cellulitis of breastL.L.
10295327--140„Normal„9th ,,1Non-suppurative mastitisL.L.
11294730---40Ante-partum haemorrhage„„11th „6 †Suppurative mastitisL.L.
122965281--38Satisfactory„„8th ,,4Non-suppurative mastitisL.L.
13296624---40"Post-partum haemorrhageTwins Forceps3rd ,,8Local infectionL.L.
14304328---40-Prolonged 2nd stageForceps3rd ,,9„L.L.
15300836---40SatisfactoryNormalSpontaneous5th „-Non-suppurative mastitisL.L.
16303922--40„„„9th ,,11/2„L.L.
173038271--40„„„11th „11/2„L.L.
18303728---40„„„12th „11/2Lymphangitis of breastL.
19305227-1-40„„„14th ,,1 1/2Cellulitis of breastL.L.
20310222---40„„„8th ,,lThroat infectionL.L.
21321632--140„„„14th „2Non-suppurative mastitisL.L.
22319324---40„„„11th ,,-„L.L.
23312526--140„Delay in 3rd stage„2nd ,,12Local infectionL.S.B.
EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS.
125783921_40_Long 1st stageSpontaneous3rd day2UndiagnosedL.L.
2261024---40-Prolonged ..Forceps3rd „1*Local infectionL.S.B.
330754051240-NormalSpontaneous1st ,,3UndiagnosedL.L.

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Remarks:-Case No. 5.-Manual removal of placenta.
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Emergency Case No. 1.-Admitted on account of long first stage.
,, ,, 2.-Failed forceps.