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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
Leyton 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Of the total number of births registered (1,499) during the
year, 687 (45 per cent.) occurred in institutions outside the district.
The figures show to what extent expectant mothers in Leyton avail
themselves of institutional accommodation for their confinements.
These 687 births occurred in the following institutions:—
Queen Mary's Hospital 327
Mothers' Hospital, Clapton 130
Forest Gate Hospital 67
City of London Maternity Hospital 20
Plaistow Maternity Hospital 31
East End Maternity Hospital 10
Kingswood Maternity Home 17
London Hospital 6
Royal Free Hospital 7
Jewish Maternity Hospital 4
Dowries Nursing Home 5
Walthamstow District Nursing Association 6
Other Institutions 57
687