London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford and Chiswick 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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Hypertension 3
Hydramnios 2
Diabetes 1
Accidental Haemorrhage 3
Craniotomy 1
Decapitation and evisceration 1
Trial Labour
(a) for disproportion—Unsuccessful 1
(b) for high head in primipara without dispro-
portion 13
(c) Successful following previous Cæsarean Section 1
(d) Successful following previous myomectomy 1
Cæsarean Section
(1) Lower Segment—Failed trial Labour 2
Absolute disproportion 3
(2) Classical—Placenta prævia 2
Prolapsed cord in flat pelvis 1
Eclampsia 2
Forceps Delivery
(a) Foetal distress 6
(b) Uterine inertia and delay 23
(c) Maternal distress 7
(d) Minor pelvic disproportion 11
(e) Prolapsed Cord 1
HÆorrhages.
Ante-partum
Central Placenta parovia 3
Accidental 4
Post-partum
Moderate 32
Severe 28
Manual removal of placenta 10
Vulval Hæmatoma 1
Placental products removed in puerperium 8
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