[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Luton County Borough.

  • Luton (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1944
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Luton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    23/48 (page 21)
    TABLE 18. LEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS OCCURRING IN THE MUNICIPAL MIDWIFERY SERVICE DURING THE YEAR 1944. (excluding Multiple Births) The number of previous pregnancies (irrespective of outcome) being Age of Mother at Maternity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 + Total Years 15-20 2 2 20-25 44 39 6 1 1 1 — —• — 92 25-30 28 60 36 17 5 2 2 — — 150 30-35 19 60 40 19 13 7 — 1 1 160 35-40 5 12 23 19 11 9 11 2 4 96 40-45 1 2 10 3 4 3 1 2 5 31 45+ — •—- — — — — —■ — 1 1 All Ages 99 173 115 59 34 22 14 5 11 532 Multiple births ... 5 Illegitimate births ... ... 4 Stillbirths ... 6 Insufficient information ... 3 TABLE 19. NURSING HOMES REGISTRATION ACT, 1927. Name of Nursing Home Date of Registra¬ tion with Luton Borough Council ] DIVISION OF BEDS Maternity Surgical Medical Total Westdale 1.7.36 formerly with Beds C.C. 4 — — 4 The Haven 1.7.36 formerly with Beds. C.C. 4 4 The Chase 1.7.36 formerly with Beds. C.C. — — 14* 14 TOTALS 8 — 14 22 * Used for maternity cases. During the year 53 women were delivered in the Westdale Nursing Home, 90 in the Haven Nursing Home, and 235 in the Chase Nursing Home.