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 51 (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, 3 rooms, 8 in family. Woolwasher; “ has only one eye,” wife does not know why. Housewife, previously machinist. Has always been delicate, has chronic bronchitis, very hoarse voice, very low type, more or less feeble-minded. Blood reported Wassermann “ positive.” None. Bad, though mother solicitous and means very well. Mother felt poorly all through, worked first 4 months as a machinist. Midwife’s case. Has snuffled and cried constantly, and had erup¬ tion and mucoid diarrhoea for past week, but mother thinks has put on flesh well since birth. Under minimum normal birth length, nutrition normal, abnormal head ossification, enlarged rib epiphyses, umbilical hernia, anaemia, snuffling and general syphilitic eruption. Progress very unsatisfactory, had chronic varied syphilitic eruption and skin lesions, chronic neurosis, chronic rhinitis and otorrrhcea, convulsions, haemorrhages from mucous membranes. Admitted to Infants’ Hospital periodically from 2>\ months to io£ months of age. Blood reported Wassermann “ negative ” at 3! months. Had oral mucous patches and nephritis. At months extremely atrophied with marked head bossing, chronic relapsing mucoid enteritis, and bronchitis. Continuous renal haemorrhage last 2 weeks of life, finally severe gastric and intestinal haemorrhages in addition. Died in hospital, aged io| months, certi¬ fied “ Congenital Defect and Gastric, Intes¬ tinal and Renal Haemorrhages.” CASE 52 (Girl). Registered at 2J months. Home Conditions: Father’s History: Mother’s History: Previous Pregnancies: Mothering: Back-to-back house, 2 rooms, 4 in family. Labourer; under treatment for syphilis at Venereal Clinic. Housewife, previously mill-hand, unhealthy since this pregnancy. Blood reported Was¬ sermann <£ positive,” after registration of infant. One: — Child living, aged 9 years, said to be “ healthy.” Fair.