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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Stillbirths—Antenatal Supervision.
Out of 178 cases of Stillbirths investigated by the Health Visitors, 62 had received no antenatal supervision in any form (34.8 per cent.). In the remaining 116 cases varying degrees of antenatal care were exercised as shewn in the following table:—
| (a) Treatment bv Private Doctor, but no complete Antenatal Examination | 14 |
| (b) Examination by Private Doctor | 5 |
| 88 | |
| (d) Examination by midwife only | 3 |
| (e) Home Visit, but no examination, by Midwife | 6 |
| Total | 116 |
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
Puerperal Fever: Cases notified, 17
Puerperal Pyrexia: Cases notified, 64,
Of the puerperal pyrexia cases, 14 occurred in patients confined in but not ordinarily resident in the Borough.
| under 20 | 20-25 | 25-30 | 30-35 | 35-40 | over 40 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of the puerperal pyrexia cases, 14 occurred in patients confined in but not ordinarily resident in the Borough. | |||||||||||
| Age of Mother— | |||||||||||
| under 20 | 20-25 | 25-30 | 30-35 | 35-40 | over 40 | Total | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 50 | ||||
| Number of Pregnancies- | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 or over | Total | |
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 50 |
| Duration of Pregnancy— | |||||||||||
| Full-term | Premature | Abortion | Total | ||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | 14 | — | *3 | 17 | |||||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 42 | 6 | 2 | 50 | |||||||
* 2 illegitimate
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