London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Notification of Births.
1,670 notifications of live births were received during the
year (males 854, females 816).
422 notifications (including still births) were received from
medical practitioners and parents, and 1.277 from midwives
In addition, information was received of 137 births outside
this area.
The following list shows where most of these births occurred: —
| Oldchurch Hospital | 35 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford | 23 |
| East End Maternity Hospital | 20 |
| Ilford Maternity Home | 8 |
| Barking Maternity Home | 4 |
| Plaistow Maternity Hospital | 4 |
| City of London Maternity Home | 4 |
| Queen Charlotte's Hospital | 3 |
| Hackney Hospital | 3 |
| London Hospital | 3 |
Still Births.
29 still births were notified (11 male, 18 female). the
corresponding figures for registration being 41, 22 and 19
The following analysis of cases of still births shows the
preventable nature of some of these, either by ante-nat
supervision, or provision of accommodation for labour.
1. Maternal causes 5
2. Difficulties in labour—
Abnormal presentation 1
Breech delivery 4
Complications of labour 8
2
3. Foetal causes
2
4. Macerated Foetus
5. Prematurity
4
6. Other causes