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Maternal Morbidity.
The Council has an informal agreement with the London County
Council for the admission of cases of puerperal pyrexia and puerperal fever
to the North Western Hospital, Hampstead. Alternatively, admission can
usually be obtained at Queen Charlotte's Hospital (Isolation Block), Shepherds
Bush.
During the year four cases of puerperal pyrexia and one case of puerperal
fever were notified. There was one death of a Southall resident. This
patient was confined at home and was subsequently admitted to Hillingdon
County Hospital.
All cases of puerperal pyrexia and of puerperal fever notified in the
district are investigated by the Health Department. In the case of a death,
the confidential information so obtained is communicated to the Ministry
of Health for their collation with similar information obtained from other
areas. It is hoped that in this way further light will be thrown on the problems
of maternal morbidity and mortality, thus helping their solution.
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