Annual report : 1945 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York.
- Society for the Lying-In Hospital
- Date:
- 1945
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Credit: Annual report : 1945 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![MORBIDITY (Full Term and Premature Deliveries) By “Puerperal Infection’’ is meant a rise in temperature to 100.4° F. (38.° C.) occurring once during each of two twenty-four hour periods following delivery or remaining elevated longer than 24 hours, exclud¬ ing the first 24 hours after delivery, unless the rise in temperature is definitely proven to be due to other causes, such as mastitis, pyelitis, or intercurrent infection. Morbidity includes all cases of Puerperal Infection and all those febrile from other causes. A temperature elevated to 100.4° F. (38.° C.) once, or of only 24 hours’ duration, is a One Day Fever, and not included in the morbidity figure. The temperatures are taken as follows: 6-10 a.m., 2-6-10 p.m., unless otherwise ordered. Afebrile. 2,609 One Day Fever. 406 Febrile, puerperal infection. 131 mastitis. 24 pyelitis. 4 intercurrent disease. 16 other. 4 Unknown. 2 Total. 3,196 Incidence of morbidity (abortions not included) = 5.60% Incidence of morbidity (abortions included) = 5-54% Incidence of puerperal infection (abortions not included) = 4.10% Incidence of puerperal infection (abortions included) = 4.14% [29]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31711078_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
