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Walthamstow 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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(a) Infants completely breast fed.85.6382.583.987.677.475.986.085.085.7
(b) Infants partly breast fed.11.4512.212.09.918.718.7---
(c) Infants not breast fed.2,925.34.12.53.95.4---
100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0,100.0

FOETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY.
(a) Stillbirths.
Number of cases.
1, Premature (weight 5-g- lbs.or less) 8
ii. Full term 16
Total . 24
Thfe stillbirth rate was 25.9 per 1,000 live and stillbirths.
(b) Infant Deaths. Number of cases,
i. Prema ture 6
ii. Full term 3
Total V
The Neo-Natal mortality rate within 10 days of birth was 10-.0 per cent
per 1,00C live births. At the present time there are no oomparable figure
for England and "ales. ' 11
One infant re-admitted died at 8 weeks.
Three infants admitted from the District died subsequently in the
Hospital
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Number of cases notified - 17.
Percentage of cases relative
to the number of patients
delivered - 1.9

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Causes of Pyrexia.No. of cases.Percentage of cases.
Local u erine infection635.29
Pelvic and uterine infection317.64
Mastitis317.64
Flushed breast211.76
Urinary infection211.76
Undetermined15.88
17

Maternal Mortality.
There was one maternal death due to ante-partum haemorrhage with
rupture of the uterus in a case of pregnancy toxaemia.
59.