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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
Hackney 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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MATERNAL MORTALITY.
During 1947 there were two deaths from Puerperal Sepsis and
two from other causes directly connected with childbirth. These
deaths represent a death-rate of 1.06 per 1,000 total births as
compared with a rate for England and Wales of 1.01.
The maternal mortality-rates in England and Wales and in Hackney in the past five years were:—
| District. | Maternal mortality rate, 1947. | Maternal mortality-rates in previous years. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | ||
| England and Wales | 1.24 | 1.79 | 1.93 | 2.29 | |
| Hackney | 1.06 | 2.32 | 0.37 | ||
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
The following are particulars of the work done at the five
maternity and child welfare centres during the year
| Centre. | No. of sessions held. | No. of Mothers attending (first visits). | No. of repeated attendances at Centre. | Total attendances. | No. of examina tions by Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal. | Postnatal. | Antenatal. | Postnatal. | Antenatal. | Postnatal. | |||
| Elsdale Street | ||||||||
| Eton Mission | ||||||||
| Lower Clapton Road | ||||||||
| Richmond Road | ||||||||
| Warwick Grove | ||||||||
| Totals | ||||||||