London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The maternal mortality rates (per 1
| Year. | Total Births Registered. | Deaths. | Rates per 1,000 Births. (Live and Still) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Puerperal Causes. | Total. | ||
| — | — | ||||||
| — | 2 | — | |||||
I. THORPE COOMBE MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
An additional medical officer was appointed during the year.
In September the Royal College of Obstetricians recognised the
hospital for post graduate experience for the membership of the
College.
In December, the Council decided to revert to the previous
arrangement whereby patients remained in hospital for 14 days
after confinement.
General.— (a) Form M.C.W. 96A (Ministry of Health).
1. Name and address of Institution—Thorpe Coombe Maternity
Hospital, 714, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E.17.
2. Number of maternity beds in the Institution (exclusive of
labour and isolation 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
special reservation.
3. Number of maternity cases admitted during the year—1,455
plus seven miscarriages (including ante-natal and post-natal
admissions).
3a. Number of women treated during the year in the ante-natal
beds shown against item 2a. (These women should also
be included against item 3)—225.
3b. Average duration of stay of expectant mothers in the antenatal
beds shown against item 2a—3.1,