[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton] page 105

Leyton 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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BIRTHS IN INSTITUTIONS AND MATERNITY HOMES.

Table: The following table shows the percentage of births taking place in other than the patient's home since 1936. The steady increase in the percentage was not maintained in the year 1940, due to evacuation of expectant mothers, and in 1946/47 due to the shortage of maternity beds in hospitals.

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The following table shows the percentage of births taking place in other than the patient's home since 1936. The steady increase in the percentage was not maintained in the year 1940, due to evacuation of expectant mothers, and in 1946/47 due to the shortage of maternity beds in hospitals.

Year	Percentage	Year	Percentage
1936	53.48	1945	65.87
1937	54.01	1946	56.67
1938	56.99	1947	56.29
1939	59.64	1948	63.86
1940	52.32	1949	68.03
1941	62.79	1950	71.18
1942	56.05	1951	69.71
1943	55.86	1952	73.20
1944	68.38

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Table: The following table shows the percentage of births taking place in other than the patient's home since 1936. The steady increase in the percentage was not maintained in the year 1940, due to evacuation of expectant mothers, and in 1946/47 due to the shortage of maternity beds in hospitals.