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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
Kingston upon Thames 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The following table supplied by the Registrar General and amended by transfers in and out, divides the total registered births into (a) Live; and (b) Still Births;
| Births Registered | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Live Births: | ||||||||||
| Legitimate | 271 | 211 | 276 | 236 | 291 | 297 | 265 | 260 | 272 | 257 |
| Illegitimate | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 30 |
| Still Births: | ||||||||||
| Legitimate | 11 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals: Male & Female | 303 | 236 | 301 | 263 | 338 | 322 | 300 | 296 | 318 | 297 |
| Grand Totals | 539 | 564 | 660 | 596 | 615 | |||||
A part-time Consultant, Mr. J.V. O'Sullivan, F.R.C.S.
was available in the Borough for consultation for any case
of midwifery or puerperal pyrexia where the confinement
took place at home. One case arose during 1945 requiring
his services,
(b) (i ) Maternal Mo rtality._
The Medical Officer of Health investigates all
maternal deaths, and obtains full reports from the practitioner
attending.
There were no maternal deaths during 1945. The figures for the years 1941 - 1944 are given for comparison:
| Cause | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitral Stenosis Cardiac Failure Toxaemia of Pregnancy | 1 | - | - | 3 | - |
| Septic abortion | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Septic abortion, self-induced | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |