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Merton and Morden 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Number of patients admitted from Merton and Morden:—
| (1) General Wards | 179 |
| (2) Private Wards | 45 |
| 224 |
2. Other Hospitals. Other hospitals available for the use
of residents of the district include the St. Helier Hospital situate
just beyond the boundary of our district in the Carshalton area
and the Epsom and Kingston Hospitals which are within a
matter of five miles or so.
All of the hospitals to which reference is made in this
report passed to the control of the Regional Hospital Board
on 5th July, 1948.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 203 — Notification of Births.
The births notified under Section 203, as adjusted by transferred notifications, were as follows:—
| Live Births | 1,072 | Notified by Midwives | 519 |
| Still Births | 21 | Notified by doctors and parents | 9 |
| Transferred from other districts | 565 | ||
| 1,093 | 1,093 |
The Work of the Centres.
Reference to Table VIII on page 32 shows the extent of the
work at the Infant Welfare Centres. The table confirms what
has been reported to the Committee from time to time during
the year with all our clinics.
The Baptist Hall and the Raynes Park Clinic have been too
well attended. Various measures were considered for remedying
this position. An additional session for the Baptist Hall,
where the greatest attendance was, seemed the best solution but
proved impracticable and, eventually, it was decided to put on
an additional session at the Raynes Park Clinic which has, subsequently,
had the desired result.
The figures shewn in the tables refer only to the first half
of the year and they do not, therefore, provide a comparision
with previous years. As was to be expected however, with the
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