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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
Bermondsey 1946
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1946
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V.—MATERNITY AND CHILD
WELFARE.
FAIRBY GRANGE CONVALESCENT HOME. The total number of patients received into the home during the year, including mothers, babies and toddlers, was 429.
| Number of women admitted | 203 |
| Number of babies admitted | 106 |
| Number of toddlers admitted | 120 |
PREMATURE CHILDREN —ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN —
HOME HELPS.
The were 70 premature births belonging to the borough this
year; of these 28 were born at home in Bermondsey. 15 deaths
were registered in which prematurity was a prominent factor: —
Date of
Death
Initials
of
deceased
Age
Certified Cause of Death
11.1.46
C.L.
11
hours
1. a. Atelectasis
b. Prematurity (32 weeks)
V.W.
2
days
13.2.46
1. a. Prematurity
2. Spina bifida
2.4.46
N.C.
2
months
1. a. Marasmus
b. Prematurity
21.4.46
T.H.
6
days
1. a. Prematurity
1. a. Prematurity (10 weeks)
2. 30 weeks miscarriage
25.5.46
K.C.
1
week
1. a. Ante-partum hæmorrhage (mixed
accidental)
2. Prematurity
28.5.46
M.P.
2
hours
5.6.46
S.W.
1
day
1. a. Prematurity (7 weeks)