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
Barking 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(3) Children up to 5 years Accommodation is provided
for cases of infectious
disease as circumstances
allow.
The following figures give further details of the work
accomplished. As the whole of the fall in infant mortality has
been claimed both centrally and locally as the direct result of
municipal effort it would be unkind and perhaps unwise to raise
any doubt at the present moment. The figures are, therefore,
left to speak for themselves.
| North | South | East | West | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births Notified | 205 | 408 | 382 | 157 | 1,152 |
| Deaths (under 1 year) | 10 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 92 |
| Mortality per 1,000 birthsnotified | 92 | 56 | 99 | 76.4 | 79.8 |
NOTE.—This includes (1,152—1,067) 85 which were registered only and
represents the number of parents who neglected to give information within
36 hours.
| Hospital. | District. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cases admitted | 128 | |
| Average duration of stay or attendance | 14 days | 10 days |
| Number of cases delivered by Midwives | 124 | 146 |
| Number of cases delivered by Doctors | 4 | 13 |
| The cases requiring assistance during labour were | ||
| Prolonged labour | 1 | — |
| Pracenta preavia | 1 | — |
| Abnormal presentation | 1 | — |