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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
Walthamstow 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following table sets out the maternal mortality, stillbirth and neo-natal death rates for the past five years:-
| Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 1940 | 1939 | 1938 | 1937 | 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Mortality | 0.65 | 1.29 | 1.85 | 3.57 | 1.74 |
| Stillbirths | 26.6 | 38.6 | 43.2 | 35.8 | 31.4 |
| Nee-Natal Deaths | 24.7 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 20.3 | 16.9 |
The maternal mortality rates for the past five years have been as follows:-
| Year | Total Births Registered | Deaths | Rates per 1,000 Births (Live and Still) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis | Other Puerperal Causes | Total 1 | Puerperal Sepsis | Other Puerperal Causes | Total | |||
| 1940 | 1617 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 * | 0.61 | 0.61 | |
| 1939 | 1668 | 2 | - | 2 | 1.19 | - | 1.19 | |
| 1933 | 1687 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.59 | 1.18 | 1.78 | |
| 1937 | 1735 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.50 | 1.15 | 3.45 | |
| 1938 | 1769 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.56 | 1.13 | 1.69 | |
THORPE COOMBS MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
ALTERATIONS AND EXTENTIONS.- No alterations of major
character were carried out
GENRAL.- (a) Form M.C.W. 96A. (Ministry of Health).
1. Name and Address of Institution - Thorpe Coombe Matornity
Hospital, 714, Forest Road, Nalthamstow, U.17.
2. Number of maternity beds in the Institution (exclusive of
isolation and labour beds) - 46.
2a. Number of beds, if any, under item 2 which have been allocated
to, and reserved for, expectant mothers in need of hospital
treatment.- Variable aneordins to reonirements.
No definite reservation.
3. Number of maternity cases admitted during the year - 817.
(including ante- and post-natal cases).
3a. Number of women treated during the year in the beds shewn
against item 2a. (Included in item 3) /33.
4. Average duration of stay of cases included against
Item 5.- 14.24.
38.