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Maternal Mortality.
In October, 1934, the Ministry of Health issued a Circular
(No. 1433) dealing with this subject, and the following report
was submitted to the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee :
A complete list of deaths connected with pregnancy and
parturition during the last six years is as follows :—
Serial Age of
Number. woman. Certified cause of death.
1929— 1 32 1. Puerperal Fever.
2. Inverted uterus.
2 25 1. Eclampsia.
1930— 3 28 1. Embolism coronary artery.
2. Unknown.
3. Puerperal.
4 24 1. Ruptured uterus.
2. Embryotomy.
3. Hysterectomy.
5 23 1. Puerperal Septicaemia.
6 32 1. Capilliary bronchitis.
2. Puerperal Pyrexia.
7 24 1. Abdominal Tuberculosis.
2. Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
3. Abortion.
8 34 1. Septic abortion.
1931— 9 32 1.a. Coronary embolism.
b. Parturition.
10 40 1. a. Shock.
b. Haemorrhage.
c. Abortion (natural causes).
11 18 Toxaemia of pregnancy with maceration
of foetus and incomplete abortion.
12 34 Septicaemia following self-induced
abortion.
1932—13 26 1.a. Delayed obstetric shock.
b. Prolonged labour.
14 32 1. a. Puerperal Septicaemia.
b. Femoral Thrombosis.