London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Doctor Present | Doctor not Present | |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Not Booked | 5 | 7 |
| Doctor Booked | 59 | 539 |
| Totals | 64 | 546 |
| No. of Hospital Deliveries attended by Midwives on discharge before 10th Day | 420 | |
| Age | Total confinements | Parity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 and over | Not known | |||
| Under 20 | No. | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| % | — | — | — | - | |||||
| 20-29 | No. | 450 | 12 | 224 | 149 | 52 | 11 | 2 | - |
| % | — | ||||||||
| 30-39 | No. | 129 | 2 | 27 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 6 | - |
| % | — | ||||||||
| 40 and over | No. | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| % | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Not known | No. | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| % | — | — | — | - | |||||
| Total | No. | 610 | 20 | 266 | 196 | 90 | 27 | 11 | - |
| % | - | ||||||||
Emergency Obstetric Units
These units, manned by hospital staff, are based at the British
Hospital for Mothers and Babies, St. Alfege's, Lewisham, and Dartford
Hospitals. They were called upon 16 times during 1968 to aid
medical practitioners or midwives who were in need of additional
assistance at domiciliary confinements.
Premature Baby Units
Premature babies who require special nursing are transferred to
units at the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies or to the
Lewisham Hospital. When hospital nursing is found to be necessary
for premature babies born in the district and if transport under
normal conditions in an ambulance is considered to be undesirable,
then a doctor and nurse may be sent from hospital with a mobile
incubator to transfer the child.