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Brentford and Chiswick 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Enlarged Thyroid1
Sent by Midwives19

Table: Post-Natal cases.

Post-Natal cases.

Leucorrhoea and erosion of cervix5
Subinvolution of uterus2
Prolapse of uterus1
Perineal tears2
Inflammation of Breast2
General debility without local lesion4
Normal and satisfactory6

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Maternal Mortality.
In the figures issued by the Registrar-General it is stated
that there were five deaths under this heading in this Borough,
three being due to sepsis and two to other causes.

Table: A careful examination of our death returns shows the following two cases of sepsis, two cases due to complications during labour and one case of a pregnant woman in which the primary cause was pneumonia:—

A careful examination of our death returns shows the following two cases of sepsis, two cases due to complications during labour and one case of a pregnant woman in which the primary cause was pneumonia:—

Date.Initials of patientPart of . Borough.Age.Where died.Cause of death.
From Sepsis.
18.5.36H.C.Chiswick35Hospitalla. Streptococci infection following full term delivery (normal) of living second child.
17.11.36A. F.Brentford42Hospitalla. Phlebitis of leg.
b. Puerperal sepsis.
Other Causes.
17.4.36E. H.Brentford39Own residencela. Post partum haemorrhage.
b. Adherent placenta
27.4.36A. D.Chiswick30Nursing Home, Mortlakela. Post partum haemorrhage.
b. Adherent placenta.
c. Uterine inertia.
2. Hydramnios.
Death associated with Pregnancy.
26.4.36G. P.Brentford35Own residencela. Lobar pneumonia.
2. Miscarriage.