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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: Out of 833 total births, 666 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:

Out of 833 total births, 666 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:

Live.Still.Total.
Carshalton, Beddington and Walling-
ton District (War Memorial) Hospital79382
St. Helier Hospital45013463
Other Surrey Hospitals87188
Other Hospitals13215
Private Nursing Homes18—18
Totals64719666

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The use of hospital facilities for childbirth continues to grow.
Four out of five Carshalton babies are now born in maternity institutions
whereas twelve years ago less than half that proportion were not born
in their own homes. This liberal allocation of hospital accommodation
to maternity is thrown into greater relief when contrasted with the
inadequate provision available to the aged and infirm needing inpatient
treatment.
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