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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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43.
DEATHS DUE TO PREGNANCY AND CHILD-BEARING AND/OR ASSOCIATED THEREWITH.
| Case No. | Date of Death | Certified Cause of Death | Age | Case No. | Date of Death. | Certified Cause of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13. 2.43 | Acute general peritonitis due to puerperal endometritis | 39 | 6. | 20.10.43 | Internal haemorrhage due to ruptured ectopic gestation. | 36 |
| 2. | 18. 2.43 | Pyaemia due to septic thrombophlebitis of the right leg following childbirth. | 26 | 7. | 2.11.43 | Pyaemia following septic incomplete abortion (natural) | 30 |
| 8. | 14.11.43 | Toxaemia due to septic instrumental abortion. | |||||
| 3 | 17. 3.43 | Shock following instrumental abortion. | 23 | 9. | 29.12.42 | Acute general peritonitis due to instrumental abortion. | 33 I |
| 4. | 13. 5.43 | Acute pulmonary oedema due to left ventricular failure associated with paralytic ileus. | 24 | ||||
| 5. | 20. 7.43 | Cardiac failure due to toxaemia due to pyaemia due to Right Tubo-ovarian abscess due to infective abortion. | 35 |
The Registrar General allocates Nos.1,2,5,7,8 & 9 to Classification 29 - Puerperal & Post abortive
sepsis
Nos. 3,4 & 6 " " 30 - Other maternal causes.