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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 1927
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927
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Deptford Fund—Babies' Hospital.—The arrangement
made with the Deptford Fund still operates whereby they receive
in tiheir Hospital such Greenwich cases as are recommended by
the Medical Officer for treatment (debility and dietetic disorders).
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, 1907. The following table gives the number and character of the intimations received respecting births in the Borough:-
| 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Births notified in each year | 2,085 | 2,714 | 2,564 | 2,257 | 2,348 | 2,245 | 2,257 | 2,096 | 1,995 |
| (a) Attended by Midwives | 1,159 | 1,494 | 1,452 | 1,494 | 1,591 | 1,563 | 1,668 | 1,660 | 1,592 |
| (b) Attended by Doctors | 926 | 1,220 | 1,112 | 773 | 757 | 649 | 589 | 436 | 403 |
| Numbers of Still Births notified in each year | 59 | 78 | 52 | 53 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 82 |
| Number of Births registered in each year | 1,968 | 2,648 | 2,366 | 2,185 | 2,276 | 2,258 | 2,108 | 2,027 | 1,912 |
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations,
1926.—These Regulations came into force on the 1st October,
1926.
Five cases of Puerperal Fever were notified during the
year, 4 of whom were admitted to Hospital for treatment.
Unfortunately, one proved fatal.
Ten cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified.
Six notifications were received from Medical Practitioners
in charge of Institutions and Nursing Homes and 4 from Private
Practitioners. Three of the latter cases were subsequently
admitted to Hospital. There was only one case in which the
services of the Council's Obstetric Specialist was sought by
private practitioners.