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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
Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table give the maternal mortality rate for Ilford and England and Wales for the past ten years:-
| Year. | No. of Maternal Deaths, Ilford. | No. of Registered Live Births, Ilford. | Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births registered, Ilford. | Maternal* Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births registered, England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Puerperal Fever. | From Other Causes. | ||||
| 1936 | 1 | 3 | 2,213 | 1.8 | 3.81* |
| 1935 | 3 | 4 | 2,050 | 3.4 | 3.94 |
| 1934 | 2 | 4 | 1,961 | 3.1 | 4.42 |
| 1933 | 5 | 3 | 1,852 | 4.3 | 4.51 |
| 1932 | 3 | 2 | 1,987 | 2.5 | 4.21 |
| 1931 | 6 | 1 | 1,979 | 3.5 | 4.11 |
| 1930 | 2 | 5 | 1,845 | 3.7 | 4.40 |
| 1929 | 3 | 4 | 1,755 | 4.0 | 4.33 |
| 1928 | 2 | 5 | 1,739 | 4.0 | 4.42 |
| 1927 | 1 | 4 | 1,657 | 3.0 | 4.11 |
*Revised Table.
†Provisional Figure.
Foster-Children—Children Act, 1908 (Part I), Children and
Young Persons Act, 1932 (Part V).
Under the Local Government Act, 1929, the duties carried out
by the Board of Guardians were transferred to the Council as from
1st April, 1930.
All the Health Visitors of the Council have been appointed
Infant Life Protection Visitors and visit foster-children in their
district fortnightly, 1,007 visits being- paid during the year 1936.
All foster-children under five years of age are required to attend
the infant welfare centres.
The Medical Officer of Health has been authorised by the
Council to fix the number of children under nine years which may
be kept by a foster-mother. Six foster-mothers failed to give
notice of the reception of foster-children within the prescribed
time : letters of warning were sent in each case.
At the end of the year 32 foster-mothers each had one child in