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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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Nature of Confinement—
| Normal | normal but torn perineum | Instrumental | Abnormal Presentation | Adherent Placenta | Antepartum Haemorrhage | Post-partum Haemorrhage | Abortion | Caesarian Section | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Fever | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | *3 | — | 17 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 30 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 50 |
* 2 illegitimate
Attended at Confinement by—
| Doctor* | Midwife | Hospital | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| Puerperal Pvrexia | 14 | 19 | 17 | 50 |
* Including all cases where the Doctor was sent for by the Midwife.
Treated for Puerperal Fever or Pvrexia at—
| Home | Hospital | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Fever | 5 (1 death) | 12 (4 deaths) | 17 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 (2 deaths) | 29 (4 deaths) | 50 |
RESULT.
Puerperal Fever: Recovery, 12; Deaths, 5.
Puerperal Pyrexia: Recovery, 44; Deaths, 6.
Notified Cause of Death.
Puerperal Fever, 5.
Puerperal Septicaemia, 3.
Pyaemia from purulent Endometritis, 1.
Broncho Pneumonia and Puerperal Sepsis, 1.
Puerperal Pyrexia, 6.
Lobar Pneumonia, 2.
Pneumonic Phthisis, 1.
Cardiac Failure, Septic Phlebitis, Varicose Ulcers, 1.
Bacillus Coli Pyelitis and Septicaeima, 1.
Puerperal Septicaeima, 1.
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