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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
London County Council 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 25.—London maternal deaths, 1931-34.—Place of death of married women dying in pregnancy
| Metropolitan borough | Deaths | Place of death | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l.C.C. general hospitals | l.C.C. special hospitals | Voluntary hospitals | Nursing homes | |||||||
| Abortions | Other | With maternity beds | Other | With maternity beds | Other | Home | ||||
| Paddington | 4 | 22 | 9 | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 26 |
| Kensington | 5 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 13 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 32 |
| Hammersmith | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 25 |
| Fulham | 5 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | _ | 2 | 27 |
| Chelsea | _ | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 5 |
| Westminster | 1 | 11 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 12 |
| St. Marylebone | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 15 |
| Hampstead | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| St. Pancras | 5 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 32 |
| Islington | 10 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 32 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 64 |
| Stoke Newington | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 15 |
| Hackney | 6 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| Holborn | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Finsbury | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| City of London | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Shoreditch | 4 | 8 | 9 | — | 3 | — | — | — | _ | 12 |
| Bethnal Green | 3 | 12 | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 15 |
| Stepney | 7 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 36 |
| Poplar | 8 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 27 |
| Southwark | 5 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 28* |
| Bermondsey | 5 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Lambeth | 11 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 38 |
| Battersea | 6 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 29 |
| Wandsworth | 7 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | 57 |
| Camberwell | 5 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | 42 |
| Deptford | 8 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 24 |
| Greenwich | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 22 |
| Lewisham | 5 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | _ | 1 | 8 | 35 |
| Woolwich | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 22 |
| London County | 130 | 583 | 336 | 70 | 196 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 66 | 713 |
Table 26.—London—Maternal deaths, 1931-34.
| Place of death | Deaths from sepsis | Deaths from other causes | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion | Other | Abortion | Other | ||
| L.C.C. general hospital | 116 | 93 | 17 | 180 | 406 |
| L.C.C. special hospital | 12 | 60 | 1 | _ | 73 |
| Voluntary hospitals— | |||||
| (a) With maternity bods | 13 | 66 | 1 | 126 | 206 |
| (b) Other | 4 | 7 | _ | 16 | 27 |
| Nursing homes— | |||||
| (a) With maternity beds | — | 1 | _ | 18 | 19 |
| (b) Other | — | _ | _ | 2 | 2 |
| Home | 2 | 13 | 5 | 52 | 72 |
| Total | 147 | 240 | 24 | 394 | 805 |