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Bermondsey 1924

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1924

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TABLE XII.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Statistics for the Year, 1924.
Borough Council of Bermondsey.
POPULATION according to the Census of 1921.—119,452.
BIRTH.
Registered—
(1) Legitimate : 2,887 (2) Illegitimate : 75 (3) Total: 2,962
Notified within 36 hours of birth—
(1) Live Births : 2,799 (2) Still Births : 75 (3) Total : 2,874
(1) By Midwives : 767 (2) By Parents and Doctors : 2,107
INFANT DEATHS.
Number—
(1) Legitimate : 230 (2) Illegitimate : — (3) Total : 230
Rate per 1,000 births—
(1) Legitimate :78 (2) Illegitimate : — (3) Total: 78
MATERNAL DEATHS.
Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of, Childbirth—
(1) From Sepsis : — (2) Other causes : 10
HEALTH VISITORS. Visits paid by Health Visitors during the year:-
To Expectant Mothers .. (1) First Visits : 1,996 (2) Total Visits : 1,996
To Infants under 1 (1) First Visits : 2,976 (2) Total Visits : 14,831
To Children 1-5 Total Visits : 12,997
MUNICIPAL HOMES AND HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN UNDER5.
Number of Beds : 16. Number of Children under 5 received during the year :
269. Total number of weeks spent in the Homes by such cases : 538.
MUNICIPAL DAY NURSERIES.
Total number of attendances of Children under 5 during the year—
(a) Whole:(a) Whole:-
(b) Half: —

Table: Births. Registered—

Births. Registered—

(1) Legitimate : 2,887(2) Illegitimate : 75(3) Total: 2,962
Notified within 36 hours of birth—
(1) Live Births : 2,799(2) Still Births : 75(3) Total : 2,874
(1) By Midwives : 767(2) By Parents and Doctors : 2,107

Table: Infant Deaths. Number—

Infant Deaths. Number—

(1) Legitimate : 230(2) Illegitimate : —(3) Total: 230
Rate per 1,000 births—
(1) Legitimate : 78(2) Illegitimate : —(3) Total: 78

Table: Maternal Deaths. Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of, Childbirth—

Maternal Deaths. Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of, Childbirth—

(1) From Sepsis : —(2) Other causes : 10

Table: Health Visitors. Visits paid by Health Visitors during the year:-

Health Visitors. Visits paid by Health Visitors during the year:-

To Expectant Mothers(1) First Visits : 1,996(2) Total Visits : 1,996
To Infants under 1(1) First Visits : 2,976(2) Total Visits: 14,831
To Children 1-5Total Visits : 12,997

Table: Municipal Homes AND Hospitals FOR Children UNDER 5.

Municipal Homes AND Hospitals FOR Children UNDER 5.

Number of Beds : 16. Number of Children under 5 received during the year :
269. Total number of weeks spent in the Homes by such cases : 538.

Table: Municipal Day Nurseries. Total number of attendances of Children under 5 during the year—

Municipal Day Nurseries. Total number of attendances of Children under 5 during the year—

(a) Whole: —
(b) Half: —