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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Eleven cases of puerperal pyrexia occurred, these cases suffering from:—
Mild uterine infection (in debilitated patient following twins) | 1 | ||||
Pyelitis (urinary infection in pregnancy 2) | 5 | ||||
Torn infected cervix | 1 | ||||
Sore throat and cervical adenitis | 1 | ||||
Femoral thrombosis | 1 | ||||
Breast abscess | 1 | ||||
Subphrenic abscess | 1 | ||||
Other puerperal abnormalities and complications, not associated with notifiable pyrexia:— | |||||
Retained products | 6 | ||||
Breast abscess | 1 | ||||
Superficial venous thrombosis (mild) | 4 | ||||
Bronchitis | 1 | ||||
Alveolar abscess | 1 | ||||
Haematoma of vaginal wall and labium majus | 1 | ||||
Post-partum eclampsia | 1 | ||||
Children. | |||||
Males | 273 | ||||
Females | 247 | ||||
Total | 520 | ||||
6 | |||||
plus one living twin and 22 weeks macerated foetus (not notified as twins). | |||||
11 | |||||
34-36 weeks development | 6 | ||||
32-34 „ „ | 0 | ||||
32 „ „ | 1 | ||||
30 „ „ | 1 | ||||
28 „ „ | 3 |