Histories extracted from the records of 52 infants dying in one year, who were under the observation of the City of Bradford Infants' Department.

  • Bradford (West Yorkshire, England). Infants' Department.
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Credit: Histories extracted from the records of 52 infants dying in one year, who were under the observation of the City of Bradford Infants' Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CASE 12 (Girl). Registered at 3 weeks. Home Conditions: Father’s History: Mother’s History: Previous Pregnancies: Mothering: History of Pregnancy: History of Confinement: History on Registration: Condition on Registration: Subsequent History: Back-to-back house, 2 rooms, 5 in family. Paper hawker; discharged from army as medic¬ ally unfit, “ delicate man,” weak heart, chronic bronchitis, bad eyesight from in¬ fancy. His father died very young. His mother died in an asylum. Housewife, previous.lv mill-hand ; says she feels well, looks degenerate, low type, profound yellow anaemia. Blood reported Wassermann “ strongly positive.” Five:— (3rd) child died aged 4 years, “ Measles and Pneumonia.” (4th) child born prematurely at 6 months, lived half an hour. (5th) child died aged 3 months of “ Fits,” one year ago. Bad. Mother “ felt well all through.” Midwife’s case, baby born prematurely at 8 months. Eruption, snuffles, crying and diarrhoea from birth. Under private practitioner up to date, who now refers infant to Clinic for hospital treatment. Atrophy, length 17 Jin., severe haemorrhagic rhinitis, syphilitic pemphigus with gangrene, generalised oral and tonsillar mucous patches and lip fissures. Referred at once to Union Hospital, as no In¬ fants’ Hospital cot available. Blood reported Wassermann “ strongly positive.” Died there aged one month, certified “ Congenital Syphilis.” CASE 13 (Boy). Registered at 3 weeks. Home Conditions: Father’s History: Mother’s History: Previous Pregnancies: Mothering: History of Pregnancy: History of Confinement: History on Registration: Back-to-back house, 3 rooms, 4 in family. Woolcomber, suffering from “ Consumption.” Housewife, previously mill-hand ; chronic erup¬ tion on face, feeble-minded. Three: — (1st) child living, attended Infant Clinic, was ill and wasted during infancy. (2nd) child died aged if years, cause un¬ known. Was syphilitic and had attended Infant Clinic. (3rd) child died aged 2J years of “ Con¬ sumption,” had attended Infant Clinic and was syphilitic. Very bad. Felt fairly well. Midwife’s case. Crying, wasting, snuffles, and mucoid diarrhoea since birth, rash all over since one week old.