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

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Merton and Morden 1954

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

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TABLE II.

Numbers and percentages of Institutional births, 1935 1954.

19351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954
St. Helier Hospital--------325335341439468372438419419408356364
Nelson Hospital175194207196230214343305236200216209285289300276276266268231
Kingston Hospital4178911038094694443222218171091013111917
Others10512815025124814781219187221194257282184957877919971
Total Institutional Births3214004485505584554935687917787739231052855842783785776742683
Total Births72178981299010059718481069111611511027126113451087985938881887885810
% of Institutional to Total Births45%51%55%56%57%47%58%53%69%67%73%72%76%77%83%83%89%87%84%84%