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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
Tottenham 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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| Cases. | Attended by | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Midwives. | District Nursing Association. | ||
| Number of Deliveries | 872 | 4 | 876 |
| Number of Cases Attended as Maternity Nurse | 71 | 7 | 78 |
| 954 | |||
| Primipara Cases | 327 | 3 | 330 |
| Multipara | 616 | 8 | 624 |
| 954 | |||
| Ante-natal Visits | 1,505 | 63 | 1,568 |
| Nursing Visits | 14,487 | 198 | 14,685 |
| 16,253 | |||
| Deaths of Mothers at Home | None | None | None |
| Mothers Admitted to Hospital:— | |||
| (a) During Pregnancy | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| (b) „ Labour— | 5 | - | 5 |
| (c) „ Puerperium | 1 | - | 1 |
| 27 | |||
| Ante-natal Clinic Attendances—see Clinic figures | - | 31 | - |
The following table shows the final result in each of the 12 cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified during the year:—
| Doctors' Cases. | Mid wives' Cases. | Occurred in Hospitals outside District. | Total. | Final Results. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recovered | Died. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
A special report has been forwarded to the Ministry of Health
for the five maternal deaths recorded.