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The maternal mortality rates (per 1,000 total births) for the
past five years have been as follows:-
Year.
Total Births
Registered.
Deaths.
Rates per 1,000 Births.
(L ive and Still)
Puerperal
Sepsis.
Other
Puerperal
Causes.
Total.
Puerperal
Sepsis.
Other
Puerperal
Causes.
Total.
1948
2,114
-
-
-
-
-
-
1947
2,729
—
4
4
—
1.46
1.46
1946
2,614
—
2
2
—
0.70
0.70
1945
1,769
2
1
3
1.13
0.56
1.69
1944
1,967
2
8
10
1.01
4.06
5.07
I. THORPE COOMBE MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
The Hospital was transferred to the North East Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board on July 5th and acknowledgement must
be made of the very fine work which has been done there since it
was opened in April, 1934. The reputation of the Hospital, kept
up by Miss Helen Rodway, F.R.C.O.G., Obstetrician in Charge,
the various Matrons and the staff, is second to none both as a
Maternity Hospital and as a training school for midwives for
Part I and Part II.
The Hospital has contributed in no small measure to the
progressive decline during the past four years in the stillbirth and
the neo-natal infant death rates, and the maternal death rate.
Emergency Unit.—The services of an emergency unit are
available on the District.

1 raining of Pupil Midwives.—The Hospital is approved by the
ventral Midwives Board (jointly with the Middlesex Hospital) for
the training of pupH.midwives in Part I and Part II of the training.
During 1948,prior to July 5th 11 pupils from Thorpe Coombe obtained the
art I and 26 the Part II Certificate of the Central Midwives Board.
(conditions of Service.—Prior to July 5th, the Council had
adopti d all the recommendations of the Midwive's Salaries Committee
The following statistical report has been compiled by Miss
Helen Rodway, F.R.C.O.G., Resident Obstetrician and Medical
superintendent.