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Deaths of Illegitimate Children.—Of the 224 infants
who died before attaining the age of one year, 17 were
illegitimate, the mortality among them being in the
proportion of 103 deaths per 1,000 births, against 67 per
1,000 among children born in wedlock.
Maternity and Child Walfare.
The work in connection with the Council's Maternity
and Child Welfare scheme has been carried out during
the year on practically the same lines as were very fully
detailed in the Report by the late Medical Officer of
Health, Dr. Jackson, for the year 1919, and it will only
be necessary for me in this report to give an account
of the work undertaken during the year.
Notification of Births.—Notifications of the births
of 2,921 living children and 97 stillborn children were
received during the year under the Notification of
Births Act, 93·09 per cent. of births registered being
notified. Of these, 2,281 or 75·58 per cent. were
notified by Midwives, 529 by doctors, and 208 by the
parents or other persons present at the birth.
Visitation of Mothers and Babies.—The visits paid
during the year by the Health Visitors were as
follows;—