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
Wembley 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhill | 118 | 143 | 167 | 248 |
| Central Middlesex | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| North Middlesex | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Hillingdon | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Middlesex County Maternity Hospital, Bushey | — | — | — | 114 |
| 147 | 156 | 175 | 368 |
(b) London Hospitals:—
Queen Charlotte's Hospital 182
Queen Mary's Hospital, Hampstead 83
University College Hospital 29
Royal Free Hospital 16
City of London Hospital 18
Princess Beatrice Hospital 6
St. Mary's Maternity Home 61
Charing Cross Hospital 4
Middlesex Hospital 29
Hammersmith Hospital 3
Other London Hospitals 47
(Mildmay 2, Royal Northern 8, St. Bartholomew's
6, Paddington 1, Perivale Maternity 1,
New End 1, Guy's 1, Florence Nightingale 1,
St. George's 3, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson 4,
St. James's 1, St. Mary Abbotts2, Mile End 3,
Westminster 5, Jewish Maternity 1, General
Lying.in 2, German 2, Battersea Maternity 1,
Mothers' Hospital 2) 478
Grand Total 846
In addition, 1 birth took place at Wembley Hospital and 1
birth took place at Willesden Maternity Hospital.
Again, the number of women desiring hospital confinement
has increased. The percentages of home and hospital confinements
have been according to the following table:—
45