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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 1936
[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:—
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Births notified in each year | 2,115 | 2,004 | 1,913 | 1,949 | 1,705 | 1,891 | 1,899 | 2,037 |
| (a) Attended by Midwives | 1,812 | 1,712 | 1,633 | 1,699 | 1,490 | 1,667 | 1,715 | 1,909 |
| (b) Attended by Doctors | 303 | 292 | 280 | 250 | 215 | 224 | 184 | 128 |
| Numbers of StillBirths notified each year | 50 | 42 | 40 | 65 | 39 | 60 | 45 | 64 |
| Number of Births registered in each year | 2,042 | 1,951 | 1,838 | 1,862 | 1,652 | 1,847 | 1,830 | 1,928 |
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 and exceptionable circum-
stances to 5 years.
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 £3,600.
It should be mentioned that included in the total amount of
milk distributed free (table A), is 4,646 lbs. which is granted to
the recipients under the Extra Nourishment Scheme by arrangement
with the local Public Assistance Committee, and the amount of
£388 was recovered from that authority.