London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Merton and Morden 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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TABLE II.

Numbers and percentages of Institutional births, 1935 -1953.

1935193619371938193919401941194219431944194519461947194819491950195119521953
St. Helier Hospital--------325335341439468372438419419408356
Nelson Hospital1751942071%230214343305236200216209285289300276276266268
Kingston Hospital41789110380946944432222181710910131119
Others105128150251248147812191872211942572821849578779199
Total Institutional Births3214004485505584554935687917787739231052855842783785776742
Total Births72178981299010059718481069111611511027126113451087985938881887885
% of Institutional to Total Births45%51%55%56%57%47%58%53%69%67%73%72%76%77%83%83%89%87%84%