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now born there each year. In view of the fact that the primary
qualification for admission to these beds is obstetric abnormality
either present or anticipated, it is to be expected that the number
of notifications of Puerperal Pyrexia returnable by this district will
be considerably higher than in earlier years. During 1945 32 notifications
were received, eight of which were in respect of Carshalton
mothers. St. Helier Hospital confinements provided 24, the War
Memorial Hospital five, and domiciliary confinements three. All
received hospital treatment, and all recovered.
The following summarises the chief features of these cases:—
19 were primigravidse.
6 were cases of abortion.
15 had uterine infections.
7 had urinary infections.
1 had B. Welchii septicaemia.
1 had pre-natal staphylicoccal pneumonia
followed by empyema.
1 had post-obstetric pulmonary complication.
2 had pulmonary tuberculosis.
4 had mastitis.
1 had mental disturbance.
5 followed Caesarian section.
5 followed forceps delivery.
5 had obstetric assistance for induction
of the third stage.
Tuberculosis.
The new cases admitted to the tuberculosis register during the
year numbered 120 classified as follows:—
Males— Females—
Pulmonary 57 Pulmonary 44
Non-pulmonary 10 Non-pulmonary 9
Of the total additions 88 were primary notifications, 28 were
transferred from other districts, and 4 came to notice in other ways.
For the same period 97 names were removed from the register
for the following reasons:—
Recovered 20
Deaths 28
Otherwise (including removals) 49
After allowing for the additions and deductions, the state of
the register at the 31st December, 1945, was as shown in the following
table:—
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