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Bermondsey 1925

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1925

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Table: TABLE VIII. Maternity and Child Welfare. Statistics for the Year, 1925. Borough Council of Bermondsey. POPULATION according to the Census of 1921.—119,452. Births. Registered.—

TABLE VIII. Maternity and Child Welfare. Statistics for the Year, 1925. Borough Council of Bermondsey. POPULATION according to the Census of 1921.—119,452. Births. Registered.—

(1) Legitimate: 2,616(2) Illegitimate: 36(3) Total: 2,652
Notified within 36 hours of birth—
(1) Live Births: 2,668(2) Still Births: 74(3) Total: 2,742
(1) By Midwives: 728(2) By Parents and Doctors: 2,014

Table: Infant Deaths. Number—

Infant Deaths. Number—

(1) Legitimate: 210(2) Illegitimate:—(3) Total: 210
Rate per 1,000 births—
(1) Legitimate: 79(2) Illegitimate:—(3) Total: 79

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(2) Other causes: 9

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: 2,216(2) Total Visits: 2,216
To Infants under 1(1) First Visits: 2,695(2) Total Visits: 13,338
To Children 1-5Total Visits: 14,427

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: 250
Total number of weeks spent in the Homes by such cases: 551.

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:—