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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Greenwich 1924
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1924
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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907. The following table gives the number and character of the intimations received respecting births in the Borough:—
| 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Births notified in each year | 2,497 | 1,992 | 1,735 | 2,085 | 2,714 | 2,564 | 2,257 | 2,348 | 2,245 |
| (a) Attended by Midwives | 1,314 | 1,095 | 990 | 1,159 | 1,494 | 1,452 | 1,484 | 1,591 | 1,563 |
| (6) Attended by Doctors | 1,183 | 897 | 745 | 926 | 1,220 | 1,112 | 773 | 757 | 649 |
| Number of Still Births notified in each year | 61 | 47 | 44 | 59 | 78 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 32 |
| Number of Births registered in each year | 2,354 | 1,967 | 1,753 | 1,968 | 2,648 | 2,366 | 2,185 | 2,276 | 2,258 |
Puerperal Fever.—Six eases of this disease were notified
during the year, two of which unfortunately proved fatal. There
did not appear to be any common source of infection amongst these
cases, as they occurred in different districts and at different times
all over the Borough.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Five cases of this disease were
notified during the year, and in addition there was 1 case of slight
inflammation of the eyes reported. Both eyes were effected in 3
cases, and one eye only in the remaining 2 cases. Unfortunately
1 case died in Hospital. All the others subsequently recovered.
Measles.—See pages 23 and 24.
Milk, Virol, &c., Supplied to Nursing and Expectant
Mothers and Young Children.—The amount of Milk distributed
free under the Council's Scheme was 10,238 lbs. less than the previous
year. This reduction is due to the new scale which was adopted
towards the latter part of the previous year, and also to the more
stringent methods in dealing with the applications.
The following tables show (a) the amount of milk, etc., given
away and number of applicants receiving same, and (b) quantities
sold each quarter.