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Health Lecture.—A film "How to Tell" followed by a
lecture on that interesting subject "Answering Children's Awkward
Questions" was given at the Central Library on the 28th October,
under the auspices of the British Social Hygiene Council (Inc.),
before a largo and enthusiastic audience, who followed Dr. Feldman's
talk with great interest.
Notification of Births Acts (1907 and 1915).
All live births and all still births after 28th week of pregnancy
must be notified within 36 hours. Early knowledge enables the
Health Visitors to begin early visiting. Still-births must be
certified either by the Doctor or by the Midwife or by declaration
on a prescribed form, if no doctor or midwife was present. In
these latter cases the Minister of Health requires the Medical Officer
of Health to submit a special report in order that he may bo satisfied
that the child was really still-born.
The following Table gives the number and character of the
intimations received respecting births in the Borough :—
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Total Number of
Births notified in
each year
2,063
2,115
2,004
1,913
1,949
1,705
1,891
1,899
(a) Attended by
Midwives
1,727
1,812
1,712
1,633
1,699
1,490
1,667
1,715
(b) Attended by
Doctors
336
303
292
280
250
215
224
184
Numbers of StillBirths
notified
each year
71
50
42
40
65
39
60
45
Number of Births
registered in each
year
1,939
2,042
1,951
1,838
1,862
1,652
1,847
1,830
Milk, &c., Scheme.
The Council has continued to supply milk, etc., to necessitous
cases, each case being investigated especially as to its financial