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 1971
[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) | 22 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| (b) | 955 | 155 | 469 | 238 | 64 | 21 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2 | 64 | 14 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
| 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | 1 (a) | 29 | -_ | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| (b) | 672 | 33 | 252 | 246 | 101 | 29 | 11 | — | |
| 2 | 106 | 4 | 42 | 42 | 13 | 5 | — | — | |
| 3 | 141 | 10 | 63 | 54 | 10 | 4 | — | — | |
| 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 1 (a) | 6 | _ | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| (b) | 289 | 2 | 84 | 97 | 70 | 28 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2 | 37 | _ | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | — | — | |
| 3 | 122 | 3 | 40 | 47 | 25 | 7 | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 1 (a) | 7 | __ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| (b) | 116 | _ | 14 | 39 | 43 | 14 | 6 | — | |
| 2 | 17 | _ | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
| 3 | 48 | _ | 5 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| 4 | — | - | - | - | - | — | — | ||
| 4 | 1 (a) | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — |
| (b) | 65 | _ | 4 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2 | 5 | _ | __ | _ | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
| 3 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5-9 | 1 (a) | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ | — | — |
| (b) | 46 | _ | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2 | 7 | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10-14 | 1(a) | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | 2 | _ | _ | — | — | 2 | —- | — | |
| 2 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 & over | 1(a) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ulegit. | 1(a) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| (b) | 260 | 92 | 86 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 4 | — | |
| 2 | 18 | _ | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
| 3 | 22 | — | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTAL | 1 (a) | 72 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| (b) | 2,405 | 282 | 910 | 689 | 324 | 147 | 49 | 4 | |
| 2 | 254 | 18 | 91 | 86 | 39 | 19 | 1 | — | |
| 3 | 356 | 14 | 120 | 132 | 68 | 21 | 1 | — | |
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
1. (a) N.H.S. with G.P. Mat. (non-obstetric); (b) Other N.H.S. (non-mental)
2. Non-N.H.S. (non-mental)
3. At home 4. Elsewhere
Elderly Primaparae
Thirty mothers over the age of 35 years gave birth to their
first viable child all of whom were delivered in properly equipped
units or hospitals. This total represents 0.9% of all live births to
Borough residents during the current year.
No elderly primapara was concerned with a multiple pregnancy.