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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Deaths of Women due to Pregnancy and Child-bearing.
| Births Registered | V/alt hamstow | England and Vfelee | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis (Heading 29 R.G. ) | Other Puerperal causes [Heading 30.R.G.) | Total | Rates per 1,000 births registered | Rates per 1,000 births registered. | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | Other Puerperal causes. | To tal | Puerperal Sepsis | Other Puerperal causes. | To tal. | ||||
| Live, 1915 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.04 | 4.17 | 5.21 | Not availalble | ||
| Live & Stillbirths, 1967 | 8 | 10 | 1.01 | 4.06 | 5.07 | " " | |||
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) | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Mortality | 5,21 | 4.92 | 6,89 | 0.63 | |
| Stillbirths | 27.1 | 30.7 | 30.2 | 26.8 | |
| Neo-Natal Deaths | 37.0 | 26.2 | 20.3 | 23.7 | 24.7 |
The maternal mortality rates for the past five years have been as follows:-
| 1944 | 1967 | 2 | 8 | 4.06 | 5.07 | ||
| 1943 | 1886 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3.18 | 1.59 | 4.77 |
| 1942 | 1770 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 1.13 |
| 1941 | 1193 | 3 | 5 | 2.51 | 4.19 | 6.70 | |
| 1940 | 1617 | - | 1 | 1 |
THORPE COOMBE MATERNITY HOSPITAL
ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS. - No alterations of major character were
carried cut.
GENERAL. - (a) Form M.C.W. 96A. (Ministry of Health).
1. Nafiie and address of Institution - Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital)
714 Forest Road, V.'althamstow, 3.17.
2. Number of maternity beds in the Institution (exclusive of isolation
and labour beds) - 48.
2a. Number of beds, if any, included under item 2 which have been reserved
for expectant mothers in need of hospital treatment.
Variable according to requirements. No speoial reservation.
3. Number of maternity cases admitted during the year - 1015 plus three
miscarriages (including ante-natal and post-natal admissions.)
55.