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Walthamstow 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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MUNICIPAL MID??? AND MATERNITY SERVICE.
The table below shows the number of visits done:-
| Ante - Natal Visits | Deliveries | Lying-in Visits | Total Visits. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients' Homes | Midwife's House | Clinic | Mid. | Mat. | ||
| 1415 | 109 | 278 | 19 | 5381 | 3328 | |
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936 (Nursing Homes). See Public Health
Section of the Report.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
56 crises of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified during 1941.
The puerperal pyrexia rate for 1941 was 29.1 per 1,000 births,
as compared with 21.6 in 1940.
ABORTION.
CIRCULAR 1661..- The number of cases in which medical aid
notices were issued during 1941 by midwives in accordance with
Rule E. of the Centra] Midwives Board was:-
Threatened abortion and miscarriage 1
Abortion and miscarriage 1
C??? NEOMATCRUM.
The number of cases notified during the last two years were:-
| Year | Totals | St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 3 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1940 | 4 | - | - | — | 3 |
Treated
| Year | At Home | In Hospital | Vision in-impaired | Vision impaired | Total Blindness | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
During 1.941, eight deaths associated however slightly with
pregnancy and child-bearing were investigated for the completion
of enquiry forms.
Particulars relating to the eight deaths are given in the
accompanying table.
The following table shows the maternal mortality rates for 1941 (calculated on the three deaths assigned by the Registrar-General to Headings 29 and 30.
| Births Registered | Deaths of Women due to Pregnancy and Child-Bearirg. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ??? | England and ales | ||||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis (Heading 29 R.G) | Other Puerperal Cause (Heading 30 R.G) | Total | Rates per 1,000 Births registered | Rates per 1,000 Births registered | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | Other Puerperal Causes | Total | Puerperal Sepsis | Other Puerperal Causes | Total | ||||
| Live 1160 | 3 | 8 | 2.58 | 4.31 | 6.89 | Not available. | |||
| Live & Stillbirths, 1193 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2.5 | 4.19 | 6.70 | 0.48 | 1.75 | 2.23 |