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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
Willesden 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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9. Premature Births and Deaths (1946-53) (Deaths in brackets)
| Year | Births in home | Births in Hospital | Home births transferred to Hospital | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 47 (1) | 128 (18) | 12 (10) | 175 (29) |
| 1947 | 52 (0) | 121 (13) | 4 (4) | 173 (17) |
| 1948 | 47 (2) | 149 (19) | 10 (5) | 196 (26) |
| 1949 | 30 (4) | 130 (18) | 1 (0) | 160 (22) |
| 1950 | 21 (0) | 126 (18) | 0 (0) | 147 (18) |
| 1951 | 22 (3) | 123 (21) | 2 (2) | 145 (24) |
| 1952 | 38 (3) | 137 (23) | 8 (3) | 175 (26) |
| 1953 | 31 (3) | 143 (18) | 7 (0) | 174 (21) |
10. 1953 Premature Births by Wards
| Carlton | Kilburn | Brondesbury Park | Kensal Rise | Manor | Harlesden | Stone-bridge | Round-wood | Church End | Willesden Green | Mapesbury | Glads-stone | Crickle-wood | Brent-water | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births in home | 7 (2) | 3 (-) | 3 (-) | 2 (-) | - (-) | 4 (-) | 2 (-) | 3 (-) | 2 (-) | 2 (-) | 1 (-) | 1 (1) | 1 (-) | - (-) | 31 (3) |
| Births in hospital | 17 (2) | 18 (4) | 6 (-) | 3 (-) | 5 (-) | 13 (-) | 11 (1) | 11 (-) | 16 (1) | 9 (2) | 9 (2) | 11 (3) | 5 (-) | 9 (3) | 143 (18) |
| T otal | 24 (4) | 21 (4) | 9 (-) | 5 (-) | 5 (-) | 17 (-) | 13 (1) | 14 (-) | 18 (1) | 11 (2) | 10 (2) | 12 (4) | 6 (-) | 9 (3) | 174 (21) |