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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Information Required | Particulars |
|---|---|
| 3b. Average duration of Ante-Natal Stay | 6.52 days |
| 4. Average duration of stay | 10.99 days |
| 5. Number of cases delivered by: | |
| 759 | |
| 220 | |
| 6. Number of cases in which medical assistance was sought by a midwife in emergency | 110 |
| 7. Number admitted after delivery (included in 3.) | 3 |
| 8. Number of cases notified as: | |
| (b) Puerperal Pyiexia | 18 |
| 9. Number of cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum | |
| 10. (a) Number of Infants who have at any time received a supplementary feed while in the Hospital (excluding the first 3 or 4 days). | 203 |
| (b) Number of Infants wholly Breast fed on leaving the Hospital | 746 |
| 11. (a) Number of cases notified as Ophthalmia Neonatorum (b) Result of treatment in each case | |
| 12. Number of Maternal Deaths | 3 |
| 13. Number of Still Births | 21 |
| 14. Number of Infant Deaths | 9 |