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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
Erith 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Below is given a table showing the Infant Mortality rates at five yearly intervals since 1920 and for the years 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949.
| Year | Erith | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 60.5 | 83 |
| 1925 | 56.48 | 75 |
| 1930 | 65.6 | 60 |
| 1935 | 40.00 | 39 |
| 1940 | 37.17 | 55 |
| 1945 | 39.61 | 46 |
| 1946 | 32.3 | 43 |
| 1947 | 33.7 | 41 |
| 1948 | 22.8 | 34 |
| 1949 | 23.9 | 32 |
SECTION B. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES
B (1) Child Welfare Services
These services are now administered by the Kent County
Council.
B (2) Maternity Services. Maternity Home—Hainault.
The Erith Borough Council continued the administration
of Hainault Maternity Home on an agency basis until 31st
March 1949, after which date the agency was terminated and
the Woolwich Group Hospital Management Committee took
over administration of the Home.
Below is given a summary of the admissions and births
during the period January 1st—March 31st 1949.
No. of admissions (January 1st March 31st) 129
No. of live babies born (January 1st March 31st) 127
No. of still births (January 1st March 31st) 1
No. of Ante-Natal Admissions (January 1st March 31st) 2
No. of babies who died (January 1st March 31st) 1
No. of abnormalities 0