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[1915

Of the 6,483 notifications,
650 were forwarded by medical practitioners.
3,265 were forwarded by midwives.
2,568 were forwarded by parents and others.
82,0 failures to notify to the Medical Officer of Health have been investigated,
and it has been ascertained that:
In 565 instances the mother was attended by a doctor.
In 62 instances the mother was attended by a midwife.
In 19 instances the mother was attended by persons other than a doctor
or midwife.
In 174 instances no information could be obtained for the reasons which
follow:—
Information refused.
Wrong address on certificates.
Futile calls.
Removal from the house since birth of child.
Death of child before registration.
Stillborn Births, 133. — There were probably more stillborn births
than this figure indicates as there is no doubt that all such births were not
notified to the Medical Officer of Health by the persons legally responsible.
The following return shows by whom the notifications were made:—