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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

Dagenham 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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51
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Notification of Births.
2,049 notifications of live births were received during the
year (male 1,044, females 1,005).
409 notifications (including still births) were received from
medical practitioners and parents, and 1695 front midwives.
In addition, information was received of 166 births outside
this area.

Table: The following list shows where most of these births occurred: —

The following list shows where most of these births occurred: —

Oldchurch Hospital58
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford11
East End Maternity Hospital7
Ilarford Maternity Home2
Barking Maternity Home9
Plaistow Maternity Hospital17
City of London Maternity Home15
Royal Free Hospital4
St. Thomas's Hospital4
St. Bartholomew's Hospital4
Charing Cross Hospital2

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Still Births.
55 still births were notified (34 male, 21 female), the
corresponding figures for registration being 76, 49 and 27
The rate per 1,000 of total population was 0.68.
1 he following tablec analyses the causes of these: —
1. Maternal Causes.—17.
Placenta Pra-via, 2; Heart, 2; Shock. 2; Syphilis. 1;
Hyperemesis. 1: Albuminuria, 4; Falls. 3; Influenza. 2.