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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
Carshalton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The main facts relating to these cases are as follows:—
| Notified as | Para. | Day of onset | Duration of Pregnancy | Clinical Notes | Admitted to Hospital | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Pyrexia | 1 | 4th | Term | Due to influenza. | No | Recovered |
| 2. Pyrexia | 1 | 4th | Term | Caesarian section— sapraemia due to retained clot. | No | Do. |
| 3. Pyrexia | 4 | 4th | Term | Confined in a London hospital—still-birth. | Do. | |
| 4. Pyrexia | 1 | 10th | Term | Breech presentation— local streptococcal infection. | Yes | Do. |
| 5. Pyrexia | 1 | 6th | Term | Eclampsia—forceps infected fibroid—mixed urinary tract infection. | Yes | Do. |
| 6. Fever | 1 | 3rd | Term | Utennary inertia—forceps. | Yes | Do. |
Acute Polio-myelitis—One case, a boy of five years, was
notified. The infection caused paralysis of the whole of the right
leg. He was admitted to hospital and, although improved, is still
receiving treatment for some residual paralysis.
Cerebro-spinal Fever.—A male infant of 4i months was
notified to be suffering from meningococcal meningitis. He was
admitted to hospital but died after six weeks' treatment.
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