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Complications —continued.

Morbidity List (with Day of Occurrences of Temperature).

Mortality.

Inability to Nurse.

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Central. Marg. with Haem. Without Hsem. Remarks. No. 2 No. 9 No. 2 1 central, at Auckland, child stillborn and with concealed haemorrhage ; 1 marginal, child born alive, prolapse of cord : rapid dilatation in both cases with Bozzi. Several of the other cases at Dunedin only slight haemorrhage ; none very 'lacenta previa . severe.

g Days. Temp, for at least Two Consecutive Days. ce cd -s-o *s 43 -a -a -d j3 .a t> -*2 +3 +3 -f 4J O »o to tr~ 00 OS o Causes. -d a CM 100 to 100-8 .. 100-8 to 102 .. 19 18 Adhered placentae 2, fissured nipples, mastitis 4, lacerations 3, constipation, bronchitis, abscess of breast, syphilitic goitre infection, septicaemia 4, saprsemia 12, ex-ophthalmic goitre puerperal mania, acute rheumatism, influenza 3, pneumonia, pyonephritis following eclampsia, phlebitis, cystitis, metritis, scarlet fever 1, phthisis, degenerate chorion 1, phlegmasia 1, anaemia with albuminuria 3, albuminuria with head disease 1, abdominal tuberculosis and mastoid abscess 1, intestinal sepsis from foul teeth 2, pyaemia after old pelvic cellulitis 1. 102 to 103 .. 15 2 Over 103 15

No. Remarks. Maternal Infantile 1 emergency case outside, eclampsia, Christchurch ; 1 septicaemia, Christchurch ; 1 septicaemia and phthisis, Auckland ; 1 cardiac failure with albuminuria after twin labour, Wellington ; 1 embolism of 12th day of normal confinement, Wellington. 1 overlain (out-patient) ; 1 congenital heart-disease, Auckland ; 1 malaena neonatorum ; 1 congenital malformation ; 1 weakly from birth ; 1 spasm of glottis, with inability to swallow. 1 placenta praevia ; 3 albuminuria ; 1 second twin, albuminuria ; 1 hydrocephalus ; 1 transverse ; 1 cardiac lesion in mother. 3 triplets ; 3 twins ; 1 albuminuria in mother. 1 severe albuminuria, with toxic symptoms. Stillbirths, full 12 term Premature Macerated 11 8

No. Remarks. Jomplete 'artial 25 In 2 lactation was never established, elderly primiparae ; in 1 case child was feeble ; 1 premature child left in hospital ; 1 had eclampsia, followed by pyelitis ;. 10 had anaemia ; 1 septicaemia ; 7 had phthisis ; 1 mammary deformity ; and 3 badly developed breasts and nipples. Of these cases, many had insufficient or poor supply ; 5 had pyrenia ; 2 plural pregnancies ; 4 anaemia ; and several had albumin with toxic symptoms. 68