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Walthamstow 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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For complications in regard to the infant:-
Prematurity and feebleness 5 Cyanosis -
Discharging eyes 6 Other conditions 9
Melaena - Total 20
Details of medical aid notices issued by midwives employed
at Thorpe Coombe are given in the Maternity Hospital report.
MUNICIPAL MIDWIFERY AND MATERNITY SERVICE.

Table: The table below shows the number of visits done:-

The table below shows the number of visits done:-

Ante-Natal VisitsDeliverieslying-in VisitsTotal Visits
Patients' HomesMidwife's HouseClinicMid.Mat.
16941367207454741025614051

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PUELIC HEALTH ACT, 1936. (Nursing Homes).- See Public
Health Section of the Report.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Thirty-five cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified
during 1940.
The puerperal pyrexia rate for 1940 was 21.6 per 1,000
births, and there were no deaths from puerperal sepsis.

Table: The notifications and rates for Walthamstow for the past four Years have been as follows:-

The notifications and rates for Walthamstow for the past four Years have been as follows:-

Per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still)
YearPuerperal FeverPuerperal PyrexiaTotal
No.RateNo.RateNo.Rate
1940Notnotifiable3521.63521.6
1939Notnotifiable3822.783822.78
1938Notnotifiable3520.803520.80
193742.303419.593821.89
1936.52.823016.963519.78

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36.