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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 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, 1907. The following table gives the number and charactger of the intimations received respecting births in the Borough:-

NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, 1907.

The following table gives the number and charactger of the intimations received respecting births in the Borough:-

192019211922192319241925192619271928
Total Number of Births notified in each year .2,7142,5642,2572,3482,2452,2572,0961,9952,063
(a) Attended by M dwives1,4941,4521,4841,5911,5631,6681,6601,5921,727
(b) Attended by Doctors1,2201,112773757649589436403336
Numbers of Still Births notified in each year785253503232498271
Number of Births registered in each year2,6482,366 2,1852,2762,2582,1082,0271,9121,939

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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.
Four cases of Puerperal Pyrexia were notified.
Seven notifications were received from Medical Practitioners
in charge of Institutions and Nursing Homes and 2 from Private
Practitioners. Both 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.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. — Eighteen cases of this
disease were notified during the year, and in addition there were
8 slight inflamation of the eyes reported ; 3 cases were removed
to Hospital for treatment. Both eyes were affected in 14 cases
and one eye only in the remaining cases.