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
Merton and Morden 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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INSTITUTIONAL AND DOMICILIARY BIRTHS
An analysis of the birth notifications shows that 742 of
the 885 births occurred in hospital, institutions and nursing
homes. This represents 84% of the total and is again a slight
decrease, the peak being reached in 1951 when 89% of the
total births took place in the various maternity departments.
Table II, set out on page 13 shows the trend since 1935.
The distribution of institutional births is given below:—
St. Helier Hospital 356
Nelson Hospital 268
St. Teresa's Hospital 24
Kingston Hospital 19
Other hospitals, institutions and nursing homes 75
742
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