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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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For complications during pregnancy:—
| Albuminuria | 2 |
| Miscarriage | 1 |
| Other conditions | 3 |
| 6 |
For complications during labour:—
| Delayed 1st and 2nd stage | 12 | Malpresentation | 5 |
| Retained placenta | 1 | ||
| Ruptured Perineum | 33 | Other conditions | 11 |
| Post-partum | — | ||
| haemorrhage | 1 | 63 |
For complications in regard to the infant:—
| Prematurity and | Other conditions | 11 | |
| feebleness | 3 | ||
| Cyanosis | 2 | Total | 16 |
Compensation for Loss of Cases.—Compensation is made to
Midwives by the payment of 10s. 0d. per confinement lost by reason
of the reference of the patient from the Council's Ante-Natal Clinic
to hospital on account of any abnormality. No claim for compensation
was made during 1945.
| Ante-Natal Visits. | Deliveries. | Lying-in Visits. | Total Visits. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients' Homes. | Midwife's House. | Clinic. | Mid. | Mat. | ||
Public Health Act, 1936 (Nursing Homes).—See Public
Health Section of the Report.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Thirty-two cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified during
1945. The notifications were received from the following sources:—
Maternity Hospital 26
Hospitals outside the area 4*
General Practitioners 2*
*All were in Hospital or admitted.