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In all, 58 women had a septic peed neak lesion. Of the se
47 (81.0%) were infected episiotomy wounds, 9 (15.5\) were
infected tears, and t wo had Bartholin abscesses, one of whlch
was i n association with an infected episiotomy. Other pe rdneeI
lesions noted, were condylomata acuminata in one subject and
sha llow but c lean vulval ulcerations in another.
Fifty other episiotomy wounds inspected, were healing
satisfactorily without complication. Forty subjects with
mostly first degree t ears or perineal cracks , also had their
lesions healed or healing satisfactorily.
six subjeot.s however failed to show up for perineal
inspection after they had been contacted at home. They
included two SUbjects with episiotomy and four with minor
perineal tears . (Note , no bimanual pelvic ex amination or
perineal inspection were performed on home visits) . These
SUbjects hod no complaints of perineal soreness , however.
LOWER LIMB FI NDI NGS: Fourteen SUbjects were fou nd to howe
pitting pedal oedema . In only one case, was the oedema very
extensive, above knee levels and was also associated with
anasarca. Thr ee of these 14 cases were suspected of havi ng
venous thrombosis, whic h in two cases were associated with
unilateral leg oedema, and in the third case with a bilateral
but non-s ymmetri cal leg oedema. The suspected disorder in two