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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
| 1944 | 2,018 | 601 | 1,080 | 816 | 337 |
| 29.8% | 53.5% | 40.4% | 16.7% | ||
| 1945 | 1,909 | 542 | 1,068 | 798 | 299 |
| 28.4% | 55.9% | 41.8% | 15.7% | ||
| 1946 | 2,272 | 631 | 1,205 | 909 | 436 |
| 27.8% | 53% | 40% | 19.2% |
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Number of notifications received: 6 (excluding 4 Willesden
Maternity Hospital cases— Willesden residents).
Number of women removed to hospital: 4.
Obstetric Consultant Service.
Consultant called in by private medical practitioners: 9.
Premature Infants (excluding Willesden infants born in Willesden
Maternity Hospital).
(a) The total number who were born:—
(i) at home 22
(ii) in Hospital or Nursing Home 7
(b) The number of those born at home:—
(i) who were nursed entirely at home 17
(ii) who died during the first 24 hours Nil
(iii) who survived at the end of one month 21
(c) The number of those born in Hospital or
Nursing Home:—
(i) who died during the first 24 hours Nil
(ii) who survived at the end of one month 7
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