London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Walthamstow 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948 (to July 4)Total
Number of patients admitted—
(a) During Ante-natal period299513710996119126101137166141156203225841,924
(b) For confinement2296466606166755526846156588658689951,2221,20960611,100
(c) On account of mis-, carriage213332343731
(d) During post-natal period-411144146671821684
TOTALS2587477997297756758177178011,0371,0181,1621,4461,46269613,139
Ante-natal patients delivered before discharge---261643333037263921194720357
No. of confinements2296466606396915957206456958919079951,2471,25362411,437
No. of patients delivered by—
(a) Mid wives1955645845325705006095726067977958771,0841,1255669,976
(b) Doctors34827610712195111738994112118163128581,461
TOTALS2296466606396915957206456958919079951,2471,25362411,437
Percentage of cases delivered by—
(a) Mid wives ......85.287.388.583.282.484.084.288.687.289.487.688.186.889.790.787.2
(b) Doctors14.812.711.516.817.616.015.811.412.810.612.411.813.110.29.312.7
Approximately one-fifth of cases delivered by doctors were private cases of general practitioners. The remainder were cases delivered by a medical officer because of abnormal medical or obstetrical condition.