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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 1947
[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 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Live Births - | ||||||||||
| Legitimate | 291 | 297 | 265 | 260 | 2 72 | 257 | 367 | 371 | 432 | 4 06 |
| Illegitimate | 31 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 22 | 20 | 12 |
| Still Births- | ||||||||||
| Legitimate | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | «=>. | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| Totals - Male and Female | 338 | 322 | 300 | 296 | 318 | 29 7 | 416 | 407 | 458 | 427 |
| Grand Totals | 660 | 596 | 615 | 823 | 885 | |||||
a part-time consultants, 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. It was not found necessary to call upon the
services of the consultant in this respect during the year,,
(b) (i) Maternal Mortality,,
The Medical Officer of Health investigates all
maternal deaths, and obtains full reports from the practitioner
attending.
There was one maternal death during 1947. The figures for the years 1942-1946 are given for comparison:-
| Cause | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Failure Toxaemia of pregnancy | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Septic abortion | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Septic abortion self-induced | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |