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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| 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 | 1(a) | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ |
| (b) | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1(a) | _ | _ | _ | _ | |||||
| (b) | 11 | _ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 1(a) | _ | _ | — | — | ||||
| (b) | 5 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | _ | _ | _ | — | |||||
| 3 | 2 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | — | ||
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | 1(a) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| (b) | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | _ | |
| 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | __ | _ | _ | |
| 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 4 | 1(a) | — | — | — | !— | — | — | _ | — |
| (b) | 1 | _ | __ | l | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |||
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5—9 | 1(a) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| (b) | 1 | — | — | l | — | — | _ | — | |
| 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ___ | _ | |
| 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | __ | _ | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 10—14 | 1(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | |
| 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | |
| 3 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 4 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 15 and over | 1a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | — | ||||||||
| Illegit. | 1a) | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| (b) | 6 | — | 4 | l | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| 3 | 1 | — | — | l | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTAL | 1(a) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | 44 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
1. (a) N.H.S. Hospitals (with G.P. Mat.); (b) N.H.S. Hospitals (without G.P. Mat.)
2. Non N.H.S. Hospitals (mainly Maternity Homes)
3. At Home
4. Other
Midwifery
Throughout the year the mutually useful liaison between the
Borough and the local hospitals continued and, in this respect, the
staff particularly appreciated their monthly meeting with colleagues
at the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies.