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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 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Table: Out of 792 total births, 600 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:

Out of 792 total births, 600 took place in the following hospitals and nursing homes:

LiveStillTotal
Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington District (War Memorial) Hospital89493
St. Helier Hospital3896395
Other Surrey Hospitals85287
Other Hospitals23-23
Private Nursing Homes2-2
Totals58812600

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For the last 3 years more than three quarters of all births have taken
place in Maternity Institutions.

Table: TABLE 2.BIRTHS, 1955, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS.

TABLE 2.

BIRTHS, 1955, DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS.

WardBorn in DistrictBorn outside DistrictGrand Total
In Hosp. and Nursing HomesIn Private HousesTotalIn Hosp. and Nursing HomesIn Private HousesTotal
St. Helier North6824925-597
St. Helier South66(3)1581(3)1—182(3)
St. Helier West65(1)2186(1)8—894(1)
North-East96(1)39135(1)9—9144(1)
North-West58(2)1876(2)29(1)—29(1)105(3)
Central4820681011179
South-East50(2)3989(2)27—27116(2)
South-West37(1)14(2)51(3)23(1)I24(1)75(4)
Totals488(10)190(2)678(12)112(2)2114(2)792(14)
(Figures in brackets indicate stillbirths included in totals.)