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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT.
The number of births notified under the Act was 3237, notifications
being received as follows:—665 from doctors; 1,577 from midwives;
928 from parents: 133 from other persons. 117 parents were warned
in respect of their delay in complying with the Act.
The distribution or visits in the different wards was as follows :—
Ward | E. | N. | N.W. | S. | S.E. | S.W. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Baird | Visits | 1016 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1016 |
Revisits | 1848 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1846 | |
Total | 2864 | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2864 | |
Miss Clubbe | Visits | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 825 | 825 |
Revisits | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1567 | 1567 | |
Total | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2392 | 2392 | |
Miss Holland | Visits | .. | .. | .. | 418 | 564 | .. | 982 |
Revists | .. | .. | .. | 605 | 1367 | .. | 1972 | |
Total | .. | .. | .. | 1023 | 1931 | .. | 2954 | |
Miss Piper | Visits | .. | 1370 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1370 |
Revisits | .. | 1972 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1972 | |
Total | .. | 3312 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3342 | |
Miss Smart | Visits | 855 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 855 |
Revisits | 1284 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1284 | |
Total | 2139 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2139 | |
Miss Stowell | Visits | .. | .. | 1383 | .. | .. | .. | 1383 |
Revisits | .. | .. | 2283 | .. | .. | .. | 2283 | |
Total | .. | .. | 3666 | .. | .. | .. | 3666 | |
Total | Visits | 1871 | 1370 | 1383 | 418 | 564 | 825 | 6431 |
Revisits | 3132 | 1972 | 2283 | 60S | 1367 | 1567 | 10956 | |
Total | 5003 | 3342 | 3666 | 1023 | 1931 | 2392 | 17357 |