Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1929
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Maternity and Child Welfare.
STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1929.
Borough Council of Bermondsey.
POPULATION according to the Census of 1921.—119,452.
Births. Registered—
1. Legitimate | (a) Live Births 2,216 | 2. Illegitimate | (a) Live Births 36 |
(b) Still Births 61 | (b) Still Births 5 | ||
3. Total | (a) Live Births 2,252 | Birth Rate:—19.8 | |
(b) Still Births 66 | |||
Notified within 36 hours of birth— | |||
(1) Live Births, 2,137. | (2) Still Births, 51. | (3) Total, 2,188. | |
(1) By Midwives, 475. | (2) By Parents and Doctors, 1,713. |
Total.
Deaths
Total. | Males. | Females. | |
---|---|---|---|
1,650 | 895 | 755 | Death Rate 14.5 |
Deaths
Infant Deaths.
Infant Deaths. Number-
(1) Legitimate, 160. | (2) Illegitimate, – | (3) Total, 160. |
Rate per 1,000 births- | ||
(1) Legitimate, 71. | (2) Illegitimate, – | (3) Total, 71. |
Maternal Deaths.
Maternal Deaths. Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of Childbirth –
(1) From Sepsis, 2. | (2) Other causes, 3 |
Health Visitors. Visits paid by Health Visitors during the year:-
To Expectant Mothers | (1) First Visits, 3,605. | (2) Total Visits, 3,605 |
To Infants under 1 | (1) First Visits, 2,253. | (2) Total Visits, 15,639 |
To Children 1—6 | Total Visits, 17,854 |
Municipal Homes and Hospitals for Children under 5.
Number of Beds, 16. | Number of children under 5 received during the year, 218. |
Total number of weeks spent in the Homes by such cases, 467. |
Municipal Day Nurseries.
Municipal Day Nurseries. Total number of attendances of Children under 5 during the year-
(a) Whole:- | |
(6) Half:- | |
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 33 |
Deaths from Diarrhæa (under 2 years of age) | 19 |
Births.