H.—3l.

Table V —continued.

SECTION IV.—MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. PART I.—EUROPEAN. The deaths following pregnancy and childbirth, excluding septic abortion, rose from 72 in 1937, rate 2-77, to 81 in 1938, rate 2-97.' Graph No. 11, page 85, and the following Tables VI and VII show the numbers of deaths from various causes as supplied by the Government Statistician.

Table VI. —Puerperal Deaths and Death-rate per 1,000 Live Births.

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Table V—continued. | Number of q Deaths. „ Reason given for Operation and °o Cause of Deaths of Mothers, and Notes 0U P Parity. S • ri on Special Oases. d 3 B a d x 3 .<1 « f 3 £ VI Toxaemia of pregnancy— 1 para .. .. .. 7 1 2 para .. .. .. 1 1 3 para .. .. .. 2 .. .. Pulmonary embolism, sixth month pregnancy. 4 para .. .. .. 2 1 10 para .. .. .. 1 1 Total .. ..13 4 VII Other conditions — Heart-disease — 1 para .. .. 1 .. 1 Twin pregnancy. Diabetes — 1 para .. .. 1 .. .. Thirty-seven weeks of gestation. Pyelo-nephritis — 1 para .. .. 1 • ■ • • Eight months' pregnancy. Asthma — 4 para .. .. 1 1 1 Age thirty-five; tubes tied. Pyelitis — Para not stated .. 1 .. .. With vomiting; considered too ill to stand induction. General debilityPara 10 .. .. 1 • • • • Six severe P.P.H.; tubes tied. Total .. ..612 Total cases .. 202 31 10 I SECTION IV.—MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. PART I.—EUROPEAN. The deaths following pregnancy and childbirth, excluding septic abortion, rose from 72 in 1937, rate 2-77, to 81 in 1938, rate 2-97. Graph No. II, page 85, and the following Tables VI and VII show the numbers of deaths from various causes as supplied by the Government Statistician. Table VI. —Puerperal Deaths and Death-rate per 1,000 Live Births. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Puerperal sepsis following child- No. 56 42 30 27 18 13 14 17 8 9 14 21 birth Rate 2-01 1-54 1-12 1-01 0-68 0'52 0-58 0'70 0-33 0-36 0-54 0-77 Accidents of labour (hsemorr- No. 35 30 39 36 31 30 29 19 24 25 12 29 hages, shock, embolism, and Rate 1'26 1-10 1-46 1-34 1-16 1-21 1-19 0'78 1-00 1-01 0'46 1'06 accidents of childbirth not otherwise defined) Toxaemia and eclampsia .. No. 27 40 34 36 38 23 29 30 34 30 3o 29 Rate 0-97 1-47 1-27 1-34 1-43 0'92 1-19 1-24 1-42 I.-20 1-35 1-06 Accidents of pregnancy (non- No. 5 8 7 7 11 9 10 10 12 14 9 2 septic abortion) Rate 0-18 0-29 0'26 0-26 0-41 0-36 0-41 0-41 0-50 0-57 0-34 0-07 Total maternal deaths (exclud- No. 123 120 110 106 98 75 82 76 78 78 72 81 ing septic abortion) Rate 4-41 4*42 4*11 3*96 3*68 3*02 3*37 3-12 3-25 3-14 2-69 2*97 Septic abortion— Married women .. .. No. \ ,, ,. in / 26 26 24 16 29 17 13 16 20 Single women .. ..No. ! I I Totals .. .. 14 14 19 30 29 26 26 42 23 14 24 30 Rate .. .. 0-50 0-51 0-71 M2 1-09 1-04 1-07 1-73 0-96 0-56 0-92 1-10

Table V—continued. | Number of q Deaths. „ Reason given for Operation and °o Cause of Deaths of Mothers, and Notes 0U P Parity. S • ri on Special Oases. d 3 B a d x 3 .<1 « f 3 £ VI Toxaemia of pregnancy— 1 para .. .. .. 7 1 2 para .. .. .. 1 1 3 para .. .. .. 2 .. .. Pulmonary embolism, sixth month pregnancy. 4 para .. .. .. 2 1 10 para .. .. .. 1 1 Total .. ..13 4 VII Other conditions — Heart-disease — 1 para .. .. 1 .. 1 Twin pregnancy. Diabetes — 1 para .. .. 1 .. .. Thirty-seven weeks of gestation. Pyelo-nephritis — 1 para .. .. 1 • ■ • • Eight months' pregnancy. Asthma — 4 para .. .. 1 1 1 Age thirty-five; tubes tied. Pyelitis — Para not stated .. 1 .. .. With vomiting; considered too ill to stand induction. General debilityPara 10 .. .. 1 • • • • Six severe P.P.H.; tubes tied. Total .. ..612 Total cases .. 202 31 10 I SECTION IV.—MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. PART I.—EUROPEAN. The deaths following pregnancy and childbirth, excluding septic abortion, rose from 72 in 1937, rate 2-77, to 81 in 1938, rate 2-97. Graph No. II, page 85, and the following Tables VI and VII show the numbers of deaths from various causes as supplied by the Government Statistician. Table VI.—Puerperal Deaths and Death-rate per 1,000 Live Births. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. Puerperal sepsis following child- No. 56 42 30 27 18 13 14 17 8 9 14 21 birth Rate 2-01 1-54 1-12 1-01 0-68 0'52 0-58 0'70 0-33 0-36 0-54 0-77 Accidents of labour (hsemorr- No. 35 30 39 36 31 30 29 19 24 25 12 29 hages, shock, embolism, and Rate 1'26 1-10 1-46 1-34 1-16 1-21 1-19 0'78 1-00 1-01 0'46 1'06 accidents of childbirth not otherwise defined) Toxaemia and eclampsia .. No. 27 40 34 36 38 23 29 30 34 30 3o 29 Rate 0-97 1-47 1-27 1-34 1-43 0'92 1-19 1-24 1-42 I.-20 1-35 1-06 Accidents of pregnancy (non- No. 5 8 7 7 11 9 10 10 12 14 9 2 septic abortion) Rate 0-18 0-29 0'26 0-26 0-41 0-36 0-41 0-41 0-50 0-57 0-34 0-07 Total maternal deaths (exclud- No. 123 120 110 106 98 75 82 76 78 78 72 81 ing septic abortion) Rate 4-41 4*42 4*11 3*96 3*68 3*02 3*37 3-12 3-25 3-14 2-69 2*97 Septic abortion— Married women .. .. No. \ ,, ,. in / 26 26 24 16 29 17 13 16 20 Single women .. ..No. ! I I Totals .. .. 14 14 19 30 29 26 26 42 23 14 24 30 Rate .. .. 0-50 0-51 0-71 M2 1-09 1-04 1-07 1-73 0-96 0-56 0-92 1-10