Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Number of cases of twins 9
Number of cases of premature infants (born alive) 47
37-38 weeks development 26
35-36 „ „ (4 twins) 10
33-34 „ ,, (4 twins) 7
32 „ „ 1
28 „ 2
26 „ „ 1
Of these 47 infants 6 died shortly after birth, twins of 34 weeks
and all those of earlier development.
Stillbirths. Total 20.
Macerated (all premature) 12
Maternal Albuminuria (1 hydrocephalus)
6
Accidental haemorrhage (retro-
placental) 1
Pyelitis of pregnancy 1
Syphilis (with pyelitis of pregnancy) 1
Cause uncertain (one second twin) 3
Fresh: 8
Forceps delivery for foetal distress,
albuminuria 1
Extended breech (2 large infants,
1 second twin) 3
Placenta praevia 1
Shoulder presentation 1
Maternal albuminuria 2
Infant Deaths. Total, 11.
Prematurity,
(1 maternal pneumonia, 1 ante-partum
haemorrhage, 2 twins) 6
Intracranial injury,
(Face presentation, spontaneous delivery
1, persistent occipito-posterior, forceps
delivery 1) 2
Convulsions without obvious intracranial
injury (normal labour) 1
Atalectasis (normal, full-term labours) 2
Hydrocephalus and spina bifida 1