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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
Carshalton 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The number of babies born in hospitals, nursing homes, etc.,
has risen considerably in recent years, chiefly as a result of increased
institutional accommodation being available at the St. Helier Hospital.
The percentage of institutional births for the different wards in
1945 was as follows : —
St. Helier North 58
St. Helier South 56
St. Helier West 60
North-East 64
North-West 64
Central 59
South-East 59
South-West 72
Of the 875 births, 528 occurred in the following hospitals and nursing homes: —
| Live. | Still. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carshalton, Beddington and Walling-ton District (War Memorial)) Hospital | 71 | 2 | 73 |
| St. Helier County Hospital | 333 | 9 | 342 |
| Other Surrey County Hospitals | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| Other Hospitals | 27 | — | 27 |
| Private Nursing Homes | 55 | — | 55 |
| Totals | 515 | 13 | 528 |
TABLE 2.
BIRTHS, 1945, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS — BY WARDS.
| Ward. | Born in District. | Born Outside District. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Hospitals and Nursing Homes. | In Private Houses. | Total. | In Hospitals and Nursing Homes. | In Private Houses. | Total. | Total. | |
| St. Helier North | 69(2) | 55(2) | 124(4) | 7(1) | – | 7(1) | 131(5) |
| St. Helier South | 42 | 36 | 78 | 5 | — | 5 | 83 |
| St. Helier West | 55(2) | 45(1) | 100(3) | 14(1) | — | 14(1) | 114(4) |
| North-East | 108(6) | 68(2) | 176(8) | 13 | — | 13 | 189(8) |
| North-West | 62 | 41 | 103 | 13 | — | 13 | 116 |
| Central | 40(1) | 34 | 74(1) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 83(1) |
| South-East | 31 | 37(1) | 68(1) | 25 | 1 | 26 | 94(1) |
| South-West | 25 | 18 | 43 | 22 | — | 22 | 65 |
| 421(11) | 328(6) | 766(17) | 107(2) | 2 | 109(2) | 875(19) | |
(Figures in brackets indicate still-births included in totals.)
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