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
Hammersmith 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Dinners.—Free dinners are supplied by the Council to
expectant mothers and children under five recommended
by the Assistant Medical Officers through the Londoners'
Meals Service at Communal Dining Centres in the Borough.
| Year. | Number of Deaths. | Number of live Births. | Maternal Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Accidents of Pregnancy. | |||
| Average 1924-1933 | 4 | 4 | 2,145 | 3.5 |
| 1934 | 4 | 5 | 1,783 | 5.0 |
| 1935 | 1 | 1 | 1,877 | 1.1 |
| 1936 | 1 | 2 | 1,922 | 1.6 |
| 1937 | 1 | 3 | 1,913 | 2..1 |
| 1938 | — | 2 | 1,874 | 1.1 |
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | 1,829 | 1.0 |
| 1940 | — | — | 1,600 | — |
| 1941 | 1 | 1 | 1,405 | 1.5* |
| 1942 | —† | 3 | 1,589 | 1.9 |
| 1943 | 2 | 1 | 1,768 | 1.6 |
| 1944 | 1 | 1 | 1,788 | 1.08 |
* Rate calculated on a (live and still) birth figure supplied by the
Registrar-General of 1,289.
t 1 death from puerperal sepsis not counted as " Maternal death."