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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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The increasing use made of hospital and nursing home accommodation
for maternity was again manifested in 1946. The percentage
of such non-domiciliary births was, as in the year before, no less than
60% of the whole. The percentages for the various wards were as
follows :—
St. Helier North 59
St. Helier South 56
St. Helier West 57
North-East 52
North-West 57
Central 72
South-East 60
South-West 70

Table: Of the 1,127 births (live and still), 670 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes :—

Of the 1,127 births (live and still), 670 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes :—

Live.Still.Total.
Carshalton, Beddingtou and Wellington District (War Memorial) Hospital85987
St. Helier County Hospital39414408
Other Surrey Country Hospitals71172
Other Hospitals15116
Private Nursing Homes*86187
Totals65119670

Table: TABLE 2.BIRTHS, 1946, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS — BY WARDS.

TABLE 2.

BIRTHS, 1946, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS — BY WARDS.

Ward.Born in District.Born Outside District.Total.
In Hospitals and Nursing Homes.In Private Houses.Total.In Hospitals and Nursing Homes.In Private Houses.Total.
St. Helier North74(5)64(7)138(6)19–19157(6)
St. Helier South64(3)58(7)122(4)11112134(4)
St. Helier West61(7)54(7)115(2)13114129(2)
North-East92(2)104(2)196(7)20—20216(7)
North-West64(2)59(7)123(3)18(7)119(7)142(4)
Central70(2)36106(2)24—24130(2)
South-East47529930(2)—30(2)129(2)
South-West29(1)2756(7)34—3490(7)
Totals501(16)454(6)955(22)169(3)3172(3)1127(25)
(Figures in brackets indicate still births included in totals.)