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Bermondsey 1930
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1930
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Maternity and Child Welfare.
STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1930.
Borough Council of Bermondsey.
POPULATION according to the Census of 1921.—119,452.
Births. Registered—
| 1. Legitimate | (a) Live Births 2,016 | 2. Illegitimate | (a) Live Births 43 |
| (b) Still Births 61 | (b) Still Births 7 | ||
| 3. Total | (a) Live Births 2,059 | Birth Rate—18.1 | |
| (b) Still Births 68 | |||
| Still Births—Rate per 1,000 total Births—32. | |||
| Notified within 36 hours of birth— | |||
| (1) Live Births, 2,045 | (2) Still Births, 44 | (3) Total, 2,089. | |
| (1) By Midwives, 551 | (2) By Parents and Doctors, 1,538. | ||
Deaths
| Total. | Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,488 | 828 | 660 | Death Rate | 13.1 |
| Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions | 66.7 | |||
Infant Deaths. Number—
| (1) Legitimate, 130 | (2) Illegitimate — | (3) Total, 130 |
| Rate per 1,000 births— | ||
| (1) Legitimate, 63 | (2) Illegitimate, — | (3) Total, 63 |
Maternal Deaths. Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of Childbirth—
| (1) From Sepsis, 4. | (2) Other causes, 5 |
Health Visitors. Visits paid by Health Visitors during the year:—
| To Expectant Mothers | (1) First Visits, 1,629 | (2) Total Visits, 3,947 |
| To Infants under 1 | (1) First Visits, 2,115 | (2) Total Visits, 16,920 |
| To Children, 1—5 | Total Visits, 18,068 | |
Convalescent Homes for Children under 5.
| Number of Beds, 16. | Number of children under 5 received during the year, 243. |
Day Nurseries. Total number of attendances of Children during the year:—
| Municipal | Whole Day | Half-day |
| Voluntary | Whole Day 9205 | Half Day 910 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 61 | |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 6 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 17 | |