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 9 (Boy). Registered at 2 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, 8 in family. Carter, has chronic bronchitis. Housewife, previously mill-hand ; very anaemic, always very tired, has much headache and periodic attacks of “ dizziness.” Eight: — (3rd) child living aged 7 years, delicate, “ ricketty,” did not walk till 4 years old. (5th) child living—attended Infant Clinic. (6th) child living—attended Infant Clinic. (7th) child died at 5 months of syphilitic marasmus, attended Infant Clinic. (8th) child died at 3 months, of u brain disease.” Good. Mother felt unwell all through. Midwife’s case. Wasted, cried and has had diarrhoea since birth, and repeated convulsions from third day. Under minimum normal birth length, maras- mic, abnormal head ossification, enlarged rib epiphyses, chronic rhinitis, inflammatory congestion of oral mucous membrane, syphi¬ litic eruption, cardiac weakness, chronic meningitis, extreme debility. Had chronic mucous enteritis, eruption, anaemia, bronchitis. From 2f months to 6| months admitted periodically to Infants’ Hospital, made no progress, except some gain in weight. Had severe double otorrhcea, chronic eruption, oral ulcers, and persistent meningitic symp¬ toms with increasing paresis and very marked cardiac weakness. At 6f months referred from Infants’ Hospital to Union Hospital, as had developed Whooping Cough. Died there aged y\ months, certified “ Congenital Svphilis and Whooping Cough.” CASE 10 (Girl, Illegitimate). Registered at 3 weeks. Home Conditions: Father’s History: Mother’s History: Previous Pregnancies: Mothering: History of Pregnancy: History of Confinement: Mother living with her parents. Back-to-back house ; 4 in family, 3 rooms. Munition worker, discharged from Army, now attending Venereal Clinic at Royal Infirmary Factory hand, delicate, aged 17 years, has had heart trouble from childhood ; blood reported Wassermann u positive.” None. Bad. Mother ill all through pregnancy. Doctor attended, baby born prematurely at y\ months.