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 Richmond upon Thames]
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The Mothers (continued)
Ages
14 years 2
15 „ 2
16 „ 7
17 „ 16
18 „ 19
19 „ 27
20 „ 21
21-30 40
31-40 17
Over 40 1
Countries of origin
other than G.B.
Ireland 10
India 1
Pakistan 1
China 1
Finland 1
W. Germany 1
Cyprus 1
Putative Fathers
Marital Status
Single 76
Married 33
Divorced 5
Unknown 38
Occupation
Doctor 1
Dentist 1
Teachers 3
Students 13
Office Workers 56
Swimming
Instr. 1
Manual 39
Unknown 38
Ages
16 years 2
17 „ 4
18 „ 9
19 „ 21
20 „ 22
21-30 35
31-40 5
Unknown 54
Countries of origin
other than G.B.
Ireland 7
Pakistan 4
Persia 2
Lebanon 1
W. Indies 3
Greece 1
Cyprus 1
Turkey 1
China 1
Australia 3
S. Africa 1
Italy 2
W. Germany 1
America 3
Ways in which unsupported mothers have been helped.
By admission to working girls hostels in early pregnancy | 25 |
By admission to maternity homes and hostels | 73 |
By admission to flatlet house for mothers and babies | 3 |
By providing private accommodation | 5 |
By reconciliation with parents and relatives | 10 |
By private financial agreements and affiliation orders | 26 |
By adoption through registered adoption agencies | 42 |
By fostering arrangements | 14 |
By residential nurseries | 3 |
By baby being taken into care by Children's Dept. | 3 |
At the end of 1965 the mothers who decided to keep their babies were living in the following way
Had returned to parents or relatives | 52 |
Had married putative father | 11 |
Were co-habiting | 16 |
Had accepted residential work | 5 |
Were living in flatlet house for mother with babies | 3 |
Were living in. lodgings | 7 |
Mothers who parted with babies | |
By adoption | 42 |
Taken into care | 3 |
Arrangements still incomplete | 10 |
Still births | 3 |
152 |