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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
Greenwich 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Selection of Women for Hospital Confinement
It is obvious that the number of emergency hospital admissions
can be reduced by the correct booking of place of confinement
in accordance with certain criteria. The following tables are included
to indicate the degree of success of the selections made in the
Greenwich area during 1966.
Live Births by Age and Parity of Mother and by Place of Occurrence
| Parity of Mother | Place or Deliv'y | ALL AGES | AGE OF MOTHER | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 yrs. | 20 to 24 yrs. | 25 to 29 yrs. | 30 to 34 yrs. | 35 to 39 yrs. | 40 to 44 yrs. | 45 and over | |||
| 0 | (a) | 1,123 | 212 | 515 | 281 | 86 | 23 | 6 | |
| (b) | 119 | 33 | 64 | 19 | 3 | - | - | — | |
| (c) | 36 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| (d) | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 1 | (a) | 581 | 31 | 214 | 184 | 100 | 43 | 8 | 1 |
| (b) | 86 | 2 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 4 | — | — | |
| (c) | 325 | 10 | 132 | 119 | 52 | 12 | — | — | |
| (d) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 2 | (a) | 288 | 4 | 51 | 91 | 72 | 51 | 18 | 1 |
| (b) | 33 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | |
| (c) | 275 | 4 | 61 | 109 | 70 | 24 | 7 | — | |
| (d) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | (a) | 141 | - | 20 | 44 | 42 | 26 | 9 | - |
| (b) | 12 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| (c) | 99 | — | 12 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 4 | — | |
| (d) | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | (a) | 104 | - | 9 | 29 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| (b) | 8 | - | _ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| (c) | 33 | — | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5—9 | (a) | 101 | - | 3 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 2 |
| (b) | 11 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | I | — | — | |
| (c) | 13 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10—14 | (a) | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 & over | (a) | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Illegit. | (a) | 241 | 93 | 86 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| (b) | 23 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
| (c) | 54 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | |
| (d) | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| TOTAL | (a) | 2,582 | 340 | 898 | 675 | 384 | 208 | 71 | 6 |
| (b) | 292 | 44 | 120 | 80 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| (c) | 835 | 29 | 240 | 303 | 177 | 70 | 15 | 1 | |
| (d) | 29 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
(a) N.H.S. Hospitals.
(b) Non N.H.S. Hospitals (Mainly Maternity Homes).
(c) At Home.
(d) Other.