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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
Southwark 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 14. NOTIFIED BIRTHS. 1937.
| Where Born and by Whom Attended. | Mothers Confined | Notified Births. | Still-Births. | Total Live Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in— | ||||
| Guy's Hospital | 323 | 330 | 13 | 317 |
| 1, Kennington Park Place | 8 | 8 | — | 8 |
| General Lying-in Hospital | 237 | 239 | 6 | 233 |
| Lambeth Hospital | 432 | 439 | 11 | 428 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 140 | 141 | 7 | 134 |
| King's College Hospital | 53 | 54 | 3 | 51 |
| St. Giles's Hospital | 170 | 173 | 6 | 167 |
| St. Olave's Hospital | 56 | 56 | 2 | 54 |
| Westminster Hospital | 9 | 9 | — | 9 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 17 | 18 | — | 18 |
| Clapham Maternity Hospital | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Other Hospitals, etc. | 86 | 87 | 1 | 86 |
| 1533 | 1556 | 49 | 1507 | |
| Born at Home and Attended by— | ||||
| Guy's Hospital | 122 | 123 | 2 | 121 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 80 | 80 | 1 | 79 |
| King's College Hospital | — | — | — | — |
| Guy's Hospital | 116 | 118 | 1 | 117 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | — | — | — | — |
| Lambeth Hospital | — | — | — | — |
| General Lying-in Hospital | 15 | 15 | — | 15 |
| Heygate Street | 131 | 131 | 1 | 130 |
| 77, Southampton Street | — | — | — | — |
| Private | 222 | 226 | 3 | 223 |
| Private | 67 | 68 | 8 | 60 |
| 753 | 761 | 16 | 745 | |
| Totals | *2286 | 2317 | 65 | 2252 |
*0f this number, 145, so far as our records show, did not receive
antenatal advice.