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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The following Table gives the number and character of the intimations received respecting births in the Borough:—
| 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Births notified in each year | 2,096 | 1,995 | 2,063 | 2,115 | 2,004 | 1,913 | 1,94 | 1,705 |
| (a) Attended by Midwives | 1,660 | 1,592 | 1,727 | 1,812 | 1,712 | 1,633 | 1,699 | 1,490 |
| (b) Attended by Doctors | 436 | 403 | 336 | 303 | 292 | 280 | 250 | 215 |
| Numbers of Still Births notified each year | 49 | 82 | 71 | 50 | 42 | 40 | 65 | 39 |
| Number of Births registered in each year | 2,027 | 1,912 | 1,939 | 2,042 | 1,951 | 1,838 | 1,862 | 1,652 |
Milk, &c., Scheme.
The Council has continued to supply milk, etc., to necessitous
cases, each case being investigated especially as to its financial condition before a supply is granted. The milk may be granted free
or at a reduced cost to:—
(a) Nursing Mothers;
(b) Expectant Mothers in the last 3 months of pregnancy;
(c) Children up to 3 years of age.
In addition dinners may also be given to nursing and expectant
mothers where the family income falls within the Council's scale. It
is a condition that these dinners must not be taken home, but must be
consumed by the mother herself on the premises.
Particulars of the amount of milk, etc., distributed will be found
in the following tables. The approximate cost to the Council under
this heading during the year was £6,500.
The distribution of this nourishment has without doubt contributed very largely to the improved condition of the children
generally. It has also been the means of keeping the mothers and
children in close contact with the Welfare Centres. The same
procedure has been adopted with regard to the distribution as in
previous years.