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

Tottenham 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Maternal Mortality(to July 4th).

Maternal Mortality(to July 4th).

Puerperal sepsis0
Other puerperal causes2
Total2

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Puerperal Pyrexia.
Two cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified as Tottenham
cases from the Mothers' Hospital, Clapton. Both cases recovered.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Three cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum were notified from outside
hospitals for information only, the cases being counted in the
district in which they occurred. All three cases recovered.

Table: Record of Municipal Midwifery Cases.

Record of Municipal Midwifery Cases.

Number of deliveries539
Number attended as maternity nurse15
554
Primipara cases124
Multipara cases430
Ante-natal visits911
Nursing visits8,392

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Midwives in private practice.
Deliveries 21
Total 575
Home Help Service.
The acute shortage of suitable women willing to act as Home
Helps rendered this assistance difficult, help being restricted to
maternity cases.
Financial aid was allowed in 23 necessitous cases of which
18 were in need of free assistance.