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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE III
MATERNAL MQBT^ITY ,iM) MORBIDITY
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:-
Puerperal Sepsis -
Other Causes -
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | - | 2 |
| 1945 | - | - |
| 1946 | - | 3 |
| I947 | - | 1 |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | 1 |
| 1953 | — | — |
During the year 18 cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified, as
compared with 35 in 1952. 6 of these did not belong to the Borough
but had been admitted from other areas to the local hospital.
The definition of puerperal pyrexia for notification purposes is
"any febrile condition occurring in a woman in whom a temperature of
100.4degrees Fahrenheit (38degrees Centigrade) or more has occurred
within fourteen days after childbirth or miscarriage".
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