Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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CONFINEMENTS
The following table shows the location of confinements for
1948 and the previous nine years.
CONFINEMENTS
1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital | 595 | 720 | 645 | 695 | 891 | 907 | 995 | 1,247 | 1,253 | 1,183 | |
Other Hospitals and Maternity Homes | 322 | 203 | 104 | 242 | 236 | 257 | 226 | 442 | 551 | 427 | |
Total in Hospital | 917 | 923 | 749 | 937 | 1,127 | 1,164 | 1,221 | 1,689 | 1,804 | 1,610 | |
Local Authority | 299 | 364 | 155 | 284 | 293 | 266 | 157 | 350 | 399 | 252 | |
District | W.D.N.A | 162 | 164 | 142 | 222 | 205 | 203 | 178 | 336 | 291 | 235 |
W.D.N.A. (Private) to 5 th July, 1948 only | 56 | 80 | 20 | 49 | 30 | 43 | 12 | 31 | 140 | 22 | |
W.D.N A. Total | 218 | 244 | 162 | 271 | 235 | 246 | 190 | 367 | 431 | 257 | |
Total on District | 517 | 608 | 317 | 555 | 528 | 512 | 347 | 717 | 830 | 509 | |
Grand Totals | 1,434 | 1,531 | 1 066 | 1,492 | 1,655 | 1,676 | 1,568 | 2,406 | 2,634 | 2,119 | |
Births Registered | 1,606 | 1,575 | 1,304 | 1,718 | 1,828 | 1,915 | 1,730 | 2,544 | 2,670 | 2,068 |