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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS-LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS-LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

Live Births
Hospital confinements4,032
Domiciliary confinements4144,446
Still Births
Hospital confinements53
Domiciliary confinements154
Deaths of infants in first week of life36
Deaths of infants one week to one month3
Deaths of infants one month to on year30
Perinatal mortality per 1,000 total lives and stillbirths20
Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births9
Infant mortality per 1,000 live births16

Table: DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY SERVICE

DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY SERVICE

Administration of Analgesia82.89%
Cases with booked G.P. Obstetrician97.34%
No. of Midwives at end of year
Full time11
General Lying-in District3
Doctor not booked
Doctor present at delivery-
Doctor not present at delivery11
Doctor booked
Doctor present at delivery112
Doctor not present at delivery292
No. of hospital deliveries attended by midwives on discharge before 10th day577
5.78% of domiciliary live births were premature

Table: PREMATURITY AND MORTALITY BY BIRTH WEIGHTDeaths in 24 hours Survivors at 28 days

PREMATURITY AND MORTALITY BY BIRTH WEIGHT

Deaths in 24 hours Survivors at 28 days

WeightLive Prem. BirthsProportion per 100 live prem. birthsNo.Per 100 live prem. birthsNo.Per 100 live prem. births
2 lb. 3 oz. or less
2 lb. 4 oz.—3 lb. 4 oz.
3 lb. 5 oz.—4 lb. 6 oz.416.6700416.67
4 lb. 7 oz.—5 lb. 8 oz.2083.33002083.33
All cases24100.000024100.00