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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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Multiple Pregnancies
Multiple pregnancies in the Borough during 1967 numbered 45
(some 1.25% of all pregnancies resulting in live births) of which
95.5% were delivered in hospital or maternity home.
Multiple Births by Age and Parity of Mother and by Place of Occurrence
| Parity of Mother | Place of 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) | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | (a) | 9 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| (b) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) | 1 | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | (a) | 10 | _ | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | _— | —_ |
| (b) | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| (c) | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | (a) | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| (b) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | _— | _— | _— | |
| (c) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | (a) | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) | _— | _— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5—9 | (a) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10—14 | (a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | _ |
| (b) | _— | _— | _— | — | _— | _— | —_ | — | |
| (c) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| IS and over | (a) | — | _ | — | — | _— | — | — | — |
| (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Illegit. | (a) | 3 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _— | —_ | — |
| (b) | — | _— | _— | —_ | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) | 1 | — | _— | 1 | — | _ | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTAL | (a) | 38 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — |
| (b) | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| (c) | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| (d) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
(a) N.H.S. Hospitals.
(b) Non N.H.S. Hospitals (Mainly Maternity Homes).
(c) At Home.
(d) Other.