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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Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia of a Notifiable Degree.
Acute Mastitis
Flushed Breast
Breast Abscess
Urinary Infection
Uterine infection—Hæmolytic Streptococcus A
Non-hæmolytic Streptococcus
Uterine infection and septicaemia
Uterine infection and pelvic sepsis
Retained products
Influenza
Venous thrombosis
Sciatica
Offensive Stools
Postoperative distension
Anaemia
Pyrexia during the; Puerperium not Notifiable.
Mastitis or cracked nipples
Breast Abscess
Phlebitis
Urinary infection
Uterine infection (retained products with offensive
lochia)
Bronchitis
General debility and anaemia
Influenzal catarrh
Patients Transferred to other Hospitals.
To Clayponds Isolation Hospital
To Springfield Mental Hospital
Maternal Death.
One death occurred, due to eclampsia. The patient was 5
1in in height and weighed 16½ stone. She was 32-34 wee
pregnant on admission, with marked hydramnios. X-ray pri
to admission showed that the presentation was a breec
Expectant treatment was given on admission. The membran(???)
ruptured spontaneously, but labour was very slow. The patie(???)
was seen by the consultant obstetrician. She went into (???)
from which she did not regain consciousness, and di(???)
undelivered.
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