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Notified Births.
Under an Act of 1907, a birth must be notified to the Medical
Officer of Health within 36 hours. The information obtained in
this manner enables the Health Visitor to exercise supervision of the
mother and infant in the early days succeeding the confinement.
During the year notifications were received of 2,591 births.
Still-Births.
Notifications of 82 still-births were received, and details of these
are as follows:—
Total number notified 82
Out-of-Borough cases born in the Borough, and not
investigated 3
Borough Cases born outside the Borough 15
Number of Borough cases 79
Borough cases in which no enquiry could be made 21
The causes of still-birth in the 58 cases which were investigated
were as follows:—
Maternal Causes:
Albuminuria 7
Ante-partum Haemorrhage:—
Placenta Praevia 1
Accidental Haemorrhage 4
Delayed Labour 4
Influenza 3
Difficult Instrumental Labours 10
Fall 3
Ill Health of Mother 1
Fcetal Causes:
Breech Presentation 2
Transverse Presentation 1
Monstrosity 2
Prolapsed Cord 3
Post Maturity and Induction 2
Causes not known 15
Marriages.
The number of marriages registered in the Borough during the
year was 1,580, compared with 1,500 in 1932. Of this number.
843 were solemnised in the Established Church, 197 in Non-conformist
Places of Worship, and 540 at the Register Office.