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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE III
MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:-
Puerperal Sepsis -
Other Causes 1
The following table shows the number of maternal deaths connected with pregnancy during the last 10 years:-
| Year | Died from Sepsis | Died from other causes connected with pregnancy |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 3 | 2 |
| 1944 | - | 2 |
| 1945 | - | - |
| 1946 | - | 3 |
| 1947 | - | 1 |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1952 | 1 |
During the year 35 cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified, as
compared with 21 in 1951. 27 of these did not belong to the Borough
but had been admitted from other areas to the local hospital.
The increase in this figure is likely to be mainly due to the
operation of the new Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations in that while
formerly a rise of temperature occurring within fourteen days of
childbirth did not require to be notified unless it persisted for 24
hours, it is now necessary to notify pyrexia if it occurs at all.
1 maternal death occurred following abortion.
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