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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS
Mothers
Confined
Live
Births
Still
Births
Total
BORN AT HOME AND ATTENDED BY
Midwives
888
878
20
898
Private doctors
7
7
7
BORN AT HOSPITALS
In the Borough
369
362
12
375
Outside the Borough
1193
1185
31
1215
2457
2432
63
2495
Included In the above were 38 cases of twins.
HOME NURSING.
During the year, the nursing of sick children and home
confinement cases and infectious disease was undertaken by the
Catholic Nursing Association, Southwark, Newington and Walworth
District Nursing Association and Ranyard Nurses.
The numbers of visits made by these associations were as
follows:-
Catholic Nursing Association. 1117
Southwark, Newington and Walworth
District Nursing Association 1276
Ranyard Nurses 142
Total Visits 2535
PREMATURE INFANTS.
The number of premature babies notified during 1947 was as
follows:-
Born in Residing in
Southwark Southwark
Born at Home 64 64
Born in Guy's Hospital 38 9
Born in Hospitals outside
the Borough 73
Totals 102 146
BORN AT HOME
Died during first 24 hours 1 1
Died within 28 days 4 4
Survived at the end of first
28 days. 59 59
BORN IN HOSPITAL
Died during first 24 hours 5 8
Died within 28 days 5 6
Survived at the end of first
28 days 28 68
102 146
BORN AT HOME
Nursed entirely at home 59 59
HOME HELPS.
There were two full-time and eleven part-time Home Helps
on the register, and 49 cases were helped during the year under
review.
WOMEN'S COUNTRY HOLIDAY FUND.
35 Mothers and 37 children were sent for convalescent
treatment under this scheme.