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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
West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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STILLBIRTHS.
Total number of Stillbirths 219
Total number of Births 5991
Percentage of Stillbirths 3.6 per cent.
From 111 Stillbirths investigated the following tables have been compiled:—
| Age of Mother. | |||
| Less than 20 vears | 5 | ||
| 21—25 years | 17 | ||
| 26—30 „ | 26 | ||
| 31—35 ,, | 24 | ||
| 36—40 ,, | 14 | ||
| 41 onwards | 10 | ||
| Age uncertain | 15 | ||
| Duration of Pregnancy (in lunar months] | |||
| 6—8 months | 26 | ||
| 8—9 months | 17 | ||
| Full-term | 59 | ||
| Uncertain | 9 | ||
| Number of Pregnancies. | Condition of Foetus. | ||
| 1 | 42 | Macerated | 26 |
| 2 | 15 | Not macerated | 66 |
| 3 | 11 | Not known | 19 |
| 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Nature of Labour: (Presentation): | |
| 7 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Vertex | 58 |
| 9 | 1 | Breech | |
| 10 | 6 | Face | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Transverse | 5 |
| 12 (or over) | Not known | 31 | |
| Not known | 2 | Prolapsed cord | 1 |
| Attributed Cause of Stillbirths. | |||
| General Disease of Mother | 7 | ||
| Renal Disease | 8 | ||
| Influenza | 1 | ||
| 30 | |||
| Haemorrhage (a) Post-partum | 5 | ||
| (b) Ante-partum | 7 | ||
| Caesarian Section (shock) | 1 | ||
| Possible Syphilis | 5 | ||
| Abnormality of foetus | 7 | ||
| Shock, accident or worry | 14 | ||
| Cause unknown | 26 | ||