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TABLE VIII.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1926.
Borough Council of Bermondsey.
POPULATION according to the Census of 1921. —119,452.
Births.
Registered.—
(3) Total, 2,414.
(1) Legitimate, 2,369.
(2) Illegitimate, 45.
Notified within 36 hours of birth—
(1) Live Births, 2,412.
(2) Still Births, 34.
(3) Total, 2,446.
(1) By Midwives, 575.
(2) By Parents and Doctors, 1871.
Infant Deaths.
Number —
(2) Illegitimate,—
(3) Total, 146.
(1) Legitimate, 146.
Rate per 1,000 births —
(1) Legitimate, 60.
(2) Illegitimate,—
(3) Total, 60.
Maternal Deaths.
Number of Women dying in, or in consequence of Childbirth —
(1) From Sepsis, 4.
(2) Other causes, 4.
Health Visitors.
Vißits paid by Health Visitors during the year : —
To Expectant Mothers
(1) First Visits, 2,120.
(2) Total Visits, 2,133.
To Infants under 1
(1) First Visits, 2,475.
(2) Total Visits, 11,315.
To Children 1—5
Total Visits, 16,890.
Municipal Homes and Hospitals for Children under 5.
Number of Beds, 16. Number of children under 5 received during the year, 252
Total number of weeks spent in the Homes by such cases, 533.
Municipal Day Nurseries.
Total number of attendances of Children under 5 during the year —
(a) Whole
(b) Half:—
Deaths from Measles (all ages)
24
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages)
1
Deaths from Diarrhæa (under 2 years of age)
21