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midwife's certificate, and 1 upon a Coroner's certificate. Of these, 22
were notified under the Notification of Births Act, 1907.
The number of still-births is approximately 2.6 per cent, of the
total births.
Of the 26 still-births, 6 of the mothers had attended at the
Borough Ante-Natal Clinics.
Puerperal Fever, Etc.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia.
During the year no case of fever but 11 cases of pyrexia were
notified under the Regulations of 1926 and 1928. Of these 10 were
notified from institutions and received treatment there. The North
Western Fever Hospital at Lawn Road has special accommodation
for the treatment of these cases.
No application was received during the year from any general
practitioner for either specialist medical opinion or for bacteriological
reports, both of which facilities are available under the Borough
Scheme.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
There were 6 notifications received during 1932. Arrangements
are made with the two local Nursing Associations for home treatment
of this condition, whilst hospital treatment, if necessary, is available
at St. Margaret's (L.C.C.) Hospital, N.W.5.
Total cases notified by medical practitioners 6
Number treated in Hospital 5
„ a maternity home 1
Vision unimpaired 6
„ impaired —
Total Blindness —
Number of Deaths —
Epidemic Diarrhæa.
This disease is not notifiable in this Borough and owing to the
modern sanitation is now fortunately but rarely encountered. There
was no death registered as due to this disease during the year.
School Entrants.
In order that all information available both from your Health
Visitors and the doctors at the Welfare Centres may be made available
for the County School Medical Officer of Health, it is arranged