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Carshalton 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]

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Out of 727 total births, 583 took place in the following hospitals:—

LiveStillTotal
Carshalton, Beddington and Wallington District (War Memorial) Hospital1303133
St. Helier Hospital3681369
Other Surrey Hospitals63265
Other Hospitals1616
Totals5776583

This high proportion of hospital births has been experienced for
many years past.

TABLE 2

BIRTHS, 1962—DOMICILIARY AND OTHERS—BY WARDS

WardBorn in DistrictBorn outside DistrictGrand Total
In Hospitals and Nursing HomesIn Private DwellingsTotalIn Hospitals and Nursing HomesIn Private DwellingsTotal
St. Helier North4715626-668
St. Helier South357421-143
St. Helier West5310636-669
North-East93(1)31124(1)6-6130(1)
North-West832210523-23128
Central75(1)1893(1)7-7100(1)
South-East67(1)2895(1)20(1)-20115(2)
South-West49(1)1362(1)12(1)-1274(2)
Totals502(4)144646(4)81(2)-81727(6)

(Figures in brackets indicate stillbirths included in totals)
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