Introductory notes on lying-in institutions : together with a proposal for organising an institution for training midwives and midwifery nurses / by Florence Nightingale.

  • Florence Nightingale
Date:
1871
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Credit: Introductory notes on lying-in institutions : together with a proposal for organising an institution for training midwives and midwifery nurses / by Florence Nightingale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table gives the actual fates and elates:— Midivifei'y Statistics, King''s College Hospital. Year 1802 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 ■3 97 105 141 163 150 125 Total 781 Fatal Cases Date of Birth Nature of Labour Nov. 6 „ 80 Dec. 10 Jan.10 April 29 Feb. 16 April 14 Dec. 1 Jan.30 Feb. 8 June 24 Oct. 20 Oct. 29 Jan.10 Mar. 24 Oct. 8 Not. 10 Dec. 4 Jan. 10 Feb. 7 8 April 12 May 18 June 4 July 26 Nov. 5 „ 8 Cliild I Natiu-al Twins Natural I Natural. \ still-bom Natural Natiu'al Induced Bom in cab Natural Natural Forceps Forceps Natural Natural Natural (Placenta praavia.) 1 Turning j Forceps Natural j (Had erj'sipelas) 1 when admitted*) J Natural Natural Turning Natural Natural Natural I Twins: 1st dead, 1 I 2nd by turning ] Forceps Cause of Death Puerperal peritonitis (Phthisis and puerperal 1 1 fever j Puerperal peritonitis Puei-peral fever Puerperal fever Puerperal fever Pyfemia Hfemorrhage Embolism Puerperal fever (Puerperal metritis and 1 ( pelvis cellulitis f ( Laceration of perinreum, i 1 puerperal fever J Puerperal fever Gastro-enteritis ( Retained placenta, puer-) I peralfever / Emphysema and bronchitis Peritonitis Puerperal fever Puerperal fever J Considerable hcemorrhage, 1 1 puerperal fever J Puerperal fever Puerperal fever Pytemia Puerperal fever Puerperal fever Puerperal fever j Laceration of vagina, puer- 1 ( peral fever r Date of Death Nov. 25 Dec. 27 Dec. 20 Jan.16 May 20 Feb. 25 April 29 Dec. 7 Feb. 12 Feb. 18 July 30 Nov. 3 Nov. 9 Jan.20 April 10 Oct. 10 Nov. 15 Dec. 31 Jan. 30 Feb. 22 Feb. 22 April 22 May 27 June 19 Aug. 11 Nov. 10 Nov. 14 deaths: 27 Deaths to Labours 1 in 32-3 1 in 62-5 1 in47 1 in 32-6 1 inSO ^1 in 13-8 1 in 28-9 * ' So was confined in No. 4 ward.' Under these deplorable circumstances the closing of the wards was a matter of course ; and since that event we have been anxiously enquiring whether it would be justi- fiable to re-open our Midwifery Nursing School under other conditions.
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