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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
Hammersmith 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The number of Maternal Deaths during the past fifteen years is as follows :—
| Year. | Number of Deaths | Number of live Births. | Maternal Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Accidents of Pregnancy | |||
| 1922 | 4 | 5 | 2,758 | 3.3 |
| 1923 | 5 | 3 | 2,701 | 3.0 |
| 1924 | 4 | 4 | 2,399 | 3.3 |
| 1925 | 6 | 7 | 2.351 | 5.5 |
| 1926 | 3 | 4 | 2,188 | 3.2 |
| 1927 | 3 | 4 | 2,076 | 3.4 |
| 1928 | 5 | 5 | 2,258 | 4.4 |
| 1929 | 5 | 2 | 2,162 | 3.3 |
| 1930 | 4 | 5 | 2,173 | 4.1 |
| 1931 | 2 | 5 | 2,073 | 3.4 |
| 1932 | 3 | 4 | 1,940 | 3.6 |
| 1933 | 6 | 2 | 1,827 | 4.4 |
| 1934 | 4 | 5 | 1,783 | 5.0 |
| 1935 | 1 | 1 | 1.877 | 1.1 |
| 1936 | 1 | 2 | 1.922 | 1.6* |
* The Maternal Death rate calculated on the total (live and still)
births is 1.5.
| Disease. | No. of Cases Notified. | Previous Year. | No. of Cases Visited. | No. of Cases Nursed. | No. of Cases Removed to Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | 2 | 9 | - | 9 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 21 | 19 | 21 | - | 21 |
| Ophthalmia N eonatorum | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea* | 25 | 30 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Measles & German Measles (under 5)†Whooping Cough | 586 | 13 | 586 | - | 213 |
| (under 5)† | 112 | 167 | 112 | 1 | 38 |
| Poliomyelitis (under 5) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* Summer Diarrhœa.—As this is not a notifiable disease the figures
available are those of deaths which were registered as having been
due to this cause.
† Not notifiable diseases.