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110
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Number of notifications received 44
Died in Institutions 2
Sight of one eye damaged -
Recovered 42
Occurred in Institutions 2
Occurred in the practice of medical practitioners 8
Occurred in the practice of midwives 34
Admitted to hospital as in-patients 3
Treated as hospital out-patients 5
Treated privately 34
Visited by nurse 10
Vital Statistics, 1924.
Alii births, including those occurring in outlying
districts, but belonging to the Borough 3910
Attended by doctors 869
Attended by midwives 2214
Delivered in institutions 783
Not stated 44
Stillborn 72
Died before visit 86
Not requiring or desiring visits 346
Visited 3406
Removed and not traoed 211
Died during visitation 128
Remaining under supervision end of first year 3067
Stillbirths per 1,000 births 18.4
Mortality per 1,000' births, died before visit 22.0
Mortality per 1,000 visited 37.6
The feeding of infants during the first six months of life was as
follows:—
1. Those alive at end of completed year (December, 1925)—
Breast-fed 74.7
Mixed feeding 20.6
Hand-fed 4.7