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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
Hornsey 1947
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending 31st December, 1947
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The 2,049 nett number of notified births belonging to Hornsey
were divided among the districts of the Welfare Centres as follows:—
Live
births
Still
births
Total
Town Hall Centre
811
21
832
Burgoyne Road Centre
518
9
527
Church Road Centre
285
7
292
Fortis Green Centre
337
10
347
Campsbourne Centre
33
1
34
Stroud Green Centre
17
—
17
2,001
48
2,049
Births attended by Borough Midwives:—
Miss Andrews
110
Miss Mathews
110
Miss Jones
137
Mrs Hall
60
Miss Smith
87
Relief Midwives
7
511
PREMATURE BIRTHS
The total number of premature babies notified during 1947 who
were born:—
At home 18
In hospital or nursing home 10
The number of those born at home:—
who were nursed entirely at home 15
who died during the first 24 hours —
who survived at the end of one month 17
The number of those born in hospital or nursing home:—
who died during the first 24 hours 1
who survived at the end of one month 9
DEATHS FROM SPECIAL CAUSES
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 216
Deaths from Measles (all ages) —
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 6
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