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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B(2). Notification of Births. During 1937, 656 live births and 15 stillbirths, giving a total of G71 were notified to me, as shown in the following table :
| Month | Births | Sex | Legitimacy | Notified by | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | S'born | M | F | Leg. | llleg. | Midwives | Hosp. etc. | Doctors | |||
| M | F | M | F | ||||||||
| January | 51 | — | — | 25 | 26 | 51 | — | 19 | 30 | 2 | |
| February | 47 | 1 | — | 28 | 19 | 47 | — | — | 26 | 19 | 2 |
| March | 4G | 1 | — | 24 | 22 | 40 | — | — | 19 | 26 | 1 |
| April | 72 | — | — | 37 | 35 | 72 | — | — | 37 | 28 | 7 |
| May | 52 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 52 | — | — | 24 | 27 | 1 |
| June | 55 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 29 | 55 | — | — | 26 | 27 | 2 |
| July | 55 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 26 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 4 |
| August | 51 | — | — | 23 | 28 | 50 | — | 1 | 22 | 26 | 3 |
| September | 62 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 62 | — | — | 25 | 35 | 2 |
| October | 57 | — | 2 | 28 | 29 | 56 | 1 | — | 24 | 27 | 6 |
| November | 59 | — | — | 32 | 27 | 58 | 1 | — | 25 | 32 | 2 |
| December | 49 | 1 | — | 20 | 29 | 47 | — | — | 15 | 30 | 4 |
| Total | 656 | 8 | 7 | 326 | 330 | 648 | 3 | 3 | 287 | 333 | 36 |