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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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96
Mutiple Pregnancies
Multiple pregnancies in the Borough during 1970 numbered 36
(some 1.1% of all pregnancies resulting in live births) all of which
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 | 1(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | 1(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 1(a) | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 1(a) | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — |
| (b) | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 2 | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5—9 | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | |
| 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 3 | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10—14 | 1(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 and over | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| (b) | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Illegit. | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | — |
| (b) | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTAL | 1(a) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| (b) | 30 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | |||||||||