London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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live births and 17 stillbirths occurred in 1949. They were distributed as shown in the following table:—
| Ward. | Live Births. | Birth Rate per 1,000 Population. | Stillbirths. | Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 125 | 14.4 | 1 | 7.9 |
| St. Helier South | 86 | 12.2 | 2 | 22.7 |
| St. Helier West | 128 | 15.2 | 4 | 30.3 |
| North-East | 177 | 18.9 | 4 | 22.1 |
| North-West | 103 | 14.1 | 4 | 37.3 |
| Central | 88 | 14.5 | — | — |
| South-East (excluding Queen Mary's Hospital) | 82 | 10.6 | 1 | 12.0 |
| South-West | 52 | 7.8 | 1 | 18.8 |
Two-thirds of all births occurred in hospitals and nursing homes.
The percentages of such births for the individual wards were as follows:—
St. Helier North 58
St. Helier South 61
St. Helier West 70
North-East 63
North-West 72
Central 69
South-East 70
South-West 71
Out of 858 total births, 570 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:—
| Live. | Still. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carshalton, Beddington and Walling-ton District (War Memorial) Hospital | 61 | 1 | 62 |
| St. Helier Hospital | 408 | 14 | 422 |
| Other Surrey Hospitals | 54 | 1 | 55 |
| Other Hospitals | 12 | — | 12 |
| Private Nursing Homes | 19 | — | 19 |
| Totals | 554 | 16 | 570 |