Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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96
Mutiple Pregnancies
Multiple pregnancies in the Borough during 1970 numbered 36
(some 1.1% of all pregnancies resulting in live births) all of which
were delivered in hospital or maternity home.
Multiple Births by Age and Parity of Mother and by Place of Occurrence
Parity of Mother | Place of Deliv'y | ALL AGES | AGE OF MOTHER | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 20 yrs. | 20 to 24 yrs. | 25 to 29 yrs. | 30 to 34 yrs. | 35 to 39 yrs. | 40 to 44 yrs. | 45 and over | |||
0 | 1(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(b) | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1 | 1(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(b) | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||
2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
3 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2 | 1(a) | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(b) | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | 1(a) | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(b) | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
(b) | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | — | — | — | |
2 | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5—9 | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | |
2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
3 | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
10—14 | 1(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
(b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
15 and over | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
(b) | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Illegit. | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | — |
(b) | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
TOTAL | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
(b) | 30 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | |
2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
3 | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1. (a) N.H.S. Hospitals (with G.P. Mat.); (b) N.H.S. Hospitals (without G.P. Mat.) | |||||||||
2. Non N.H.S. Hospitals (mainly Maternity Homes) | |||||||||
3. At Home | |||||||||
4. Other |