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
Beckenham 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Information Required | Particulars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Number of maternity beds in the Institution (exclusive of isolation and labour beds) | 30 | |
| 2a. | Number of such beds used for Ante-Natal cases | 4 | |
| 3. | Number of Maternity cases admitted during the year | Beckenham 453 | 581 |
| Penge 128 | |||
| 4. | Average duration of stay | 13.6 days | |
| 5. | Number of cases delivered by : | ||
| 436 | |||
| 144 (One patient transferred undelivered) | |||
| 6. | Number of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife in emergency | 170 | |
| 7. | Number of cases notified as: | ||
| 25 | |||
| 8. | Number of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum | ||
| 9. | Number of infants not entirely breast-fed while in Institution | 45 | |
| 10. | 1 | ||
| Satisfactory | |||
| 11. | 2 | ||
| 12. | 14 | ||
| (ii) Within 10 days of birth | 10 | ||