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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
Southwark 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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SECTION C.
Sanitary Circumstances
of the Area.
TABLE 16.
NOTIFIED BIRTHS. 1936.
| Where Born and by Whom Attended. | Mothers Confined | Notified Births. | Still-Births . | Total Live Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in— | ||||
| Guy's Hospital | 206 | 208 | 8 | 200 |
| 1, Kennington Park Place | 10 | 10 | — | 10 |
| General Lying-in Hospital | 285 | 287 | 5 | 282 |
| Lambeth Hospital | 344 | 349 | 14 | 335 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 165 | 165 | 5 | 160 |
| King's College Hospital | 72 | 72 | 1 | 71 |
| St. Giles's Hospital | 139 | 142 | 6 | 136 |
| St. Olave's Hospital | 64 | 64 | — | 64 |
| Westminster Hospital | 14 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 29 | 29 | 2 | 27 |
| Clapham Maternity Hospital | 6 | 6 | — | 6 |
| Other Hospitals, etc. | 85 | 87 | — | 87 |
| 1419 | 1433 | 42 | 1391 | |
| Born at Home and Attended by— | ||||
| Externs: | ||||
| Guy's Hospital | 168 | 171 | — | 171 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 41 | 41 | 1 | 40 |
| King's College Hospital | — | — | — | — |
| Midwives: | ||||
| Guy's Hospital | 161 | 162 | 1 | 161 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 30 | 30 | — | 30 |
| Lambeth Hospital | — | — | — | — |
| General Lying-In Hospital | 13 | 13 | — | 13 |
| Heygate Street | 141 | 141 | 3 | 138 |
| 77, Southampton Street | 18 | 18 | — | 18 |
| Private | 245 | 247 | 6 | 241 |
| Doctors: | ||||
| Private | 113 | 113 | 5 | 108 |
| 930 | 936 | 16 | 920 | |
| Totals | *2349 | 2369 | 58 | 2311 |
| *Of this number, 156, so far as our records show, did not receive antenatal advice. | ||||