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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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As in recent years, a substantial proportion of births took place in
hospitals and nursing homes, the percentage for the whole district being
55 compared with 60 in the previous year. The percentages for such
institutional births in the wards of the district were as follows :—
St. Helier North 46
St. Helier South 60
St. Helier West 60
North-East 46
North-West 48
Central 62
South-East 64
South-West 71
Out of 1,105 total births, 608 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:—
| Live. | Still. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington District (War Memorial) Hospital | 65 | 2 | 67 |
| St. Helier County Hospital | 365 | 17 | 382 |
| Other Surrey County Hospitals | 61 | - | 61 |
| Other Hospitals | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| Private Nursing Homes | 80 | - | 80 |
| Totals | 587 | 21 | 608 |
TABLE 2.
BIRTHS, 1947, 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 | 75(1) | 127(1) | 12(1) | 1 | 13(1) | 140(2) | |
| St. Helier South | 66(1) | 50(2) | 116(3) | 10 | - | 10 | 126(3) |
| St. Helier West | 69(6) | 56 | 125(6) | 17 | 1 | 18 | 143(6) |
| North-East | 74(4) | 124(1) | 198(5) | 29 | - | 29 | 227(5) |
| North-West | 84(2) | 148(6) | 14 | - | 14 | 162(6) | |
| Central | 51 | 39(1) | 90(1) | 13 | - | 13 | 103(1) |
| South-East | 42(1) | 44 | 86(1) | 38 | - | 38 | 124(1) |
| South-West | 31(3) | 23 | 54(3) | 26(1) | - | 26(1) | 80 (4) |
| Totals | 449(19) | 495(7) | 944(26) | 159(2) | 2 | 161(2) | 1105(28) |
| (Figures in brackets indicate still-births included in totals.) | |||||||