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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
Penge 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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The year and particulars of births notified together with corresponding particulars for the two previous years:—
| 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of births registered with Registrar | 442 | 422 | |
| Number of births notified to Medical Officer | 364 | 391 | |
| Percentage of births notified | 84.38 | 93.83 | |
| Percentage of Registered births visited | 97.51 | 94.31 | |
| Number of first visits | 421 | 398 | |
| Babies under observation | — | 413 | |
| N umber notified by doctors | 215 | 249 | |
| „ „ midwives | 107 | 111 | |
| „ „ parents | 34 | 26 | |
| Number not notified | 69 | 26 | |
| Number of still births notified | 8 | 5 |
Of the 414 notifications received during the year, 384 were
visited, 10 were not visited by request, 10 were still-births
and 10 were not visited as the doctor was in attendance.
Thus 30 children out of a total of 414 were not visited, but
of these, six cases will be visited in the early part of 1914.
The number of first visits to infants during 1913 was
421, and the subsequent visits were 2,654.
| Breast fed | 343 |
| Cows' milk and barley water | 34 |
| Partly breast and partly hand fed | 16 |
| Patent foods | 28 |
| Total | 421 |