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MATERNITY & CHILD WELFARE.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS,
1907 AND 1915.
During the year, 2,199 live births were registered
in the Borough ; and of these, 2,194 were notified to
the Medical Officer of Health. There were also 49
stillbirths notified. Of the 2,243 living and stillbirths
notified, 1,362 were notified by midwives, 510 by
maternity assistants of the London Hospital, 273 by
medical practitioners, and 98 by parents and others.
Through the courtesy of neighbouring Medical
Officers of Health I also received copies of notifications
of births of Bethnal Green babies which took place
outside the Borough ; information as to 385 live babies
and 9 stillbirths being received in this way.
SUMMARY OF VISITS PAID BY HEALTH
VISITORS.
1923. 1924. 1925.
Births (first visits) 2,918 2,650 2,645
Births (re-visits) 16,628 20,507 23,640
Visits to mothers 1,577 1,435 1,443
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 149 223 190
Puerperal Fever 48 21 46
Measles 1,110 1,029 699
Special Matters 450 242 436
Futile Visits 2,377 2,847 2,290
Milk Grant Enquiries 1,141 828 1,069
Total visits paid 26,398 29,782 32,458
Of the 23,640 re-visits, 7,682 were to children under
1, and 15,958 to children between 1 and 5.