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
Wembley 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Year Review.
| Year. | Total Mo. of births notified. | No. of births at home | No. of births . in Hospital. | No. of births in M.C.C. Hospitals (inc.preceding column). | Births in, Private Nursing 3 Homes and at Private Addresses outside Wembley. |
| 1939 | 1,782 | 960 | 619 | 318 | |
| 28.3% | 53.9% | 34.7% | 17.8% | ||
| 1940 | 1,576 | 578 | 240 | ||
| 37.3% | 47.5% | 35.5% | 15.2% | ||
| 1941 | 1,539 | 529 | 781 | 229 | |
| 34.4% | 50.7% | 39.5% | 14.9% | ||
| 1942 | 1,942 | 795 | 279 | ||
| 31.52 | 54.1% | 40.9% | 14.3% | ||
| 1943 | 2,037 | 1,034 | 346 | ||
| 32.2% | 50.8% | 17.0% | |||
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Number of notifications received 21
(excluding 18 Willesden Maternity
Hospital cases Willesden residents).
Number of women removed to Hospital 16.
Obstetric Consultant Service.
Consultant called in by private medical
practitioners - 4.
16.