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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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MATERNAL DEATHS. The following table gives the number of Maternal Deaths since 1924.
| 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 |
| 1945 | - | 1 | 1,742 | 0.56 |
| 1946 | 2 | 5 | 2,310 | 2.94 |
* Rate calculated on a (live and still) birth figure supplied by the
Registrar-General of 1,289.
† 1 death from puerperal sepsis not counted as "Maternal death."
War-time Day Nurseries.—The following particulars show the daily average attendance for each month at the six nurseries now in operation:—
| 1946. | Brook Green. Accomdn. 83. | Dalling Rd. Accomdn. 70. | Australia Rd. Accomdn. 70. | Uxbridge Rd. Accomdn. 65. | West way. Accomdn. 50. | Latimer Rd. Accomdn. 36. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon. to Fri. | Mon. to Fri. | Mon. to Fri. | Mon. to Fri. | Mon. to Fri. | Mon. to Fri. | |
| Jan. | 64 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 39 | 25 |
| Feb. | 66 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 43 | 30 |
| Mar. | 70 | 63 | 61 | 50 | 45 | 28 |
| April | 72 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 45 | 24 |
| May | 77 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 18 |
| June | 71 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 45 | 11 |
| July | 64 | 57 | 73 | 58 | 30 | |
| Aug. | 69 | 56 | 66 | 58 | closed | 28 |
| Sept. | 71 | 60 | 68 | 60 | 21 | |
| Oct. | 67 | 71 | 69 | 56 | 32 | |
| Nov. | 60 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 26 | |
| Dec. | 48 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 30 |
The nurseries are open until 12 noon Saturday, and
the attendances then are much below the average.