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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
Carshalton 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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The increasing use made of institutional accommodation for
confinement is shown by the percentage of births which occurred
in hospitals and nursing homes and which in 1944 rose to 60 per cent.
The percentages for the various wards were as follows:—
| St. Helier North | 59 |
| St. Helier South | 64 |
| St. Helier West | 65 |
| North-East | 58 |
| North-West | 59 |
| Central | 66 |
| South-East | 52 |
| South-West | 65 |
Out of a total of 946 births, 573 occurred in the following institutions:—
| Live. | Still. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carshalton, Beddington and Wellington District (War Memorial Hospital | 71 | 1 | 72 |
| St. Helier County Hospital | 275 | 8 | 283 |
| Other Surrey County Hospitals | 81 | 2 | 83 |
| Other Hospitals | 57 | 1 | 58 |
| Private Nursing Homes | 75 | 2 | 77 |
| Totals | 559 | 14 | 573 |
TABLE 2.
BIRTHS, 1944, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS — BY WARDS.
| Ward. | Born in District. | Born Outside District. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Hospitals and Nursing Homes. | In Private Houses. | Total. | In Hospitals and Nursing Homes. | In Private Houses. | Total. | ||
| St. Helier North | 46(1) | 50(1) | 96(2) | 29(1) | 2 | 31(1) | 127(3) |
| St. Helier South | 48(1) | 34 | 82(1) | 17(1) | 3(1) | 20(2) | 102(3) |
| St. Helier West | 52(1) | 42(1) | 94(2) | 29(1) | 2(1) | 31(2) | 125(4) |
| North-East | 84(2) | 79 | 163(2) | 34 | 4 | 38 | 201(2) |
| North-West | 50(1) | 47(1) | 97(2) | 23(1) | 2 | 25(1) | 122(3) |
| Central | 41(1) | 30(1) | 71(2) | 18 | — | 18 | 89(2) |
| South-East | 24(1) | 45 | 69(1) | 29 | 3 | 32 | 101(1) |
| South-West | 28 | 25 | 53 | 24(1) | 2 | 26(1) | 79(1) |
| Totals | 373(8) | 352(4) | 725(12) | 203(5) | 18(2) | 221(7) | 946(19) |
(Figures in brackets indicate still-births included in totals.)
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