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Walthamstow 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Thirty-eight cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified during
1939. The notifications were received from the following sources:—
Maternity Hospital, 26; Hospitals outside the area, 3; and General
Practitioners, 9,
The Puerperal Pyrexia rate for 1939 was 22.1 per 1,000 births,
and the mortality due to Puerperal Sepsis was 5.2 per cent. of the
cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified.
The Registrar-General has issued the following rates with
regard to the notification of Puerperal Pyrexia. The Walthamstow
The Walthamstow rates are set out in comparison.
| Per 1,000 live and still births. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Area. | Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. |
| England and Wales | 14.35 | |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 77.26 | |
| 148 Smaller Towns (25-50,000 population) | 12.99 | |
| London Administrative County Walthamstow | 3.31 | 14.22 |
| 22.1 | ||
The notifications and rates for Walthamstow for the past five years have been as follows:—
| Per 1,000 Total Births (live and still). | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Fever. | Puerperal Pyrexia. | Total. | ||||
| Year. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. |
| 1939 | Not notifiable | 38 | 22.78 | 38 | 22.78 | |
| 1938 | Not notifiable | 35 | 20.80 | 35 | 20.80 | |
| 1937 | 4 | 2.30 | 34 | 19.59 | 38 | 21.89 |
| 1936 | 5 | 2.82 | 30 | 16.96 | 35 | 19.78 |
| 1935 | 4 | 2.31 | 31 | 17.95 | 35 | 20.26 |