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 East Ham]
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The first patient was admitted to the Aldersbrook Maternity Unit
on 19/10/46. Statistics for the period 19/10/46 to 31/12/46 are
appended below:—
Number of maternity beds in institution 20
Number of maternity cases admitted 68
Average duration of stay in the lying-in wards 14 days
Number of cases delivered by:—
(a) Midwives 64
(b) Doctors 2
66
Number of cases in which medical assistance was
sought by a midwife in emergency 2
Number of cases admitted after delivery 1
Number of cases notified as Puerpual Pyrexia 1
Number of infants who have received a supplementary
or complementary feed whilst in the
institution (excluding those given during the
first 3 or 4 days while breast feeding is being
established) 5
Number of infants wholly breastfed on leaving the
institution 60
Number of stillbirths 1
Number of infant deaths within 10 days of birth nil
In addition to Aldersbrook, East Ham Memorial and Forest Gate
Hospitals, a certain number of patients were admitted for their
confinements during 1946 to Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford,
Howards Road, Plaistow, East End Maternity Hospital, 3 Nursing
Homes in close proximity to the Borough and Emergency Maternity
Homes outside London.
The number of cases (officially admitted by the Council) and the hospitals or homes to which they were admitted is shewn below:—
Institution No | No. of cases. |
---|---|
Forest Gate Hospital | 401 |
East Ham Memorial Hospital | 412 |
Aldersbrook Hospital | 68 |
East End Maternity Hospital | 44 |
Howards Road Hospital | 6 |
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford | 5 |
Maycroft Nursing Home, Woodfood | 19 |
Devonia Nursing Home, Ilford | 2 |
High Chase Nursing Home, Chingford | 1 |
Emergency Maternity Homes | 84 |
Total | 1,042 |
The number of cases (officially admitted by the Council) and the hospitals or homes to which they were admitted is shewn below:— | |
Institution No | |
Forest Gate Hospital | 401 |
East Ham Memorial Hospital | 412 |
Aldersbrook Hospital | 68 |
East End Maternity Hospital | 44 |
Howards Road Hospital | 6 |
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford | 5 |
Maycroft Nursing Home, Woodfood | 19 |
Devonia Nursing Home, Ilford | 2 |
High Chase Nursing Home, Chingford | 1 |
Emergency Maternity Homes | 84 |
Total | 1,042 |