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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Willesden Maternity | 5 |
| Wembley | 3 |
| Bearstead Memorial | 2 |
| One at each of the following hospitals — Perivale, Wellhouse, Sussex and Ashwood Maternity | 4 |
| 14 | |
| Total | 1,080 |
Five-Year Review.
| Year. | Total No. 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 homes and at private addresses outside Wembley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1,576 | 578 | 749 | 607 | 240 |
| 37.3% | 47.5% | 35.5% | 15.2% | ||
| 1941 | 1,539 | 529 | 781 | 608 | 229 |
| 34.4% | 50.7% | 39.5% | 14.9% | ||
| 1942 | 1,942 | 612 | 1,051 | 795 | 279 |
| 31.5% | 54.1% | 40.9% | 14.3% | ||
| 1943 | 2,037 | 657 | 1,034 | 740 | 346 |
| 32.2% | 50,8% | 36.3% | 17.0% | ||
| 1944 | 2,018 | 601 | 1,080 | 816 | 337 |
| 29.8% | 53.5% | 40.4% | 16.7% |
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Number of notifications received: 11 (excluding 10 Willesden
Maternity Hospital cases— Willesden residents).
Number of women removed to hospital: 7.
Obstetric Consultant Service.
Consultant called in by private medical practitioners: 7.
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