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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: Out of 853 total births, 646 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:—

Out of 853 total births, 646 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:—

Live.Still.Total.
Carshalton, Beddington and Walling-ton District (War Memorial) Hospital68270
St. Helier Hospital44011451
Other Surrey Hospitals88—88
Other Hospitals17—17
Private Nursing Homes19120
Totals63214646

Table: The proportion of institutional births at 75 per cent. of the total is much the highest yet recorded in the district and is twice what it was ten years ago and three times that of fifteen years ago. This increasing tendency to institutional confinements is shown by the following percentages since 1935:—

The proportion of institutional births at 75 per cent. of the total is much the highest yet recorded in the district and is twice what it was ten years ago and three times that of fifteen years ago. This increasing tendency to institutional confinements is shown by the following percentages since 1935:—

Y ear%Year%
193525194341
193629194460
193737194560
193836194660
193938194755
194033194860
194133194966
194244195075