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Placenta praevia (marginal) unassisted delivery 1
Post-partum haemorrhage 1
Complications in the puerperium not associated with pyrexia:
Foot drop due to pressure on lumbo-sacral nerve
due to forceps delivery 1
Thrombosed varicose veins 4
Laryngitis and bronchitis 2
Tenosynovitis of extensor tendons of wrist 1
Puerperal Pyrexia.—Nine cases of puerperal pyrexia
occurred. These cases were suffering from:—
Mild uterine sepsis (two following forceps
delivery) 5
Infected perineum (following forceps delivery) 1
Urinary infection 1
Coryza 1
Pulmonary embolism complicating lateral
placenta praevia 1
Fourteen cases of mild (non-notifiable) pyrexia in the puerperium
were due to:—
Retained products 7
Mild parametritis 1
Mild urinary infection 2
Acute mastitis 2
Septic abrasion of post vaginal wall 1
Anaemia and debility following toxaemia of
pregnancy 1
Children. Number of Infants born:—
Males 161
Females 138
Total 299