Contribution to the Practice of Midwifery (Puerperal Tetanus)
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of about 35 years of age, lying on an old mat on the floor, with a block of wood under her head for a pillow. I learnt on inquiry that labour pains had set in four days previously, that they were vigorous and frequent at the commencement, but that subsequently they became weak, and the intervals between each prolonged. The membranes had ruptured at 3 a.m. of the day on which I was called in. The
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