Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, 1907 & 1915.
All live births and still births of seven months and over must
be notified to the Medical Officer of Health within 36 hours, in
addition to being registered within a period of six weeks after
birth.
The number of births notified under the Acts during 1933
Male | Female. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Live births | 618 | 554 | 1,172 |
Still births | 19 | 21 | 40 |
637 | 575 | 1,212 |
The births were notified:—
By Doctors | 174 |
,, Borough Midwife | 134 |
,, other Mid wives | 295 |
,, Hospitals | 126 |
,, parents | 44 |
,, others | 401 |
1,174 |
Unnotified (from Registrars return):—
Live births | 34 | |
Still births | 4 | |
38 | ||
1,212 |
Of this number there were:-
Live births. | Still Dirths. | |
---|---|---|
Occurring in the Borough and transferred to other districts | 180 | 3 |
Occurring in Hospitals, etc., outside the district belonging to Hornsey | 390 | 16 |
The 1,029 nett number of notified births belonging to Hornsey were divided among the districts of the Centres as follows:—
Brook Road | 478 |
Wightman Road | 257 |
Highgate | 263 |
Coldfall Sub-Centre | 31 |
1,029 |