[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of] page 60

City of Westminster 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Ophthalmia neonatorum has been notifiable since 1911. The percentage
of mild (non-purulent) and notified (purulent) cases in relation to births
from the year 1925 is as follows:—

Table: Table LXI.

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Table LXI.

	Cases.	Rate per 100 births for both classes of cases.
1925	21	2.0
1926	16	1.6
1927	14	1.9
1928	7	1.2
1929	11	1.9
1930	16	2.2
1931	20	1.6
1932	27	2.3
1933	12	1.1
1934	11	0.94

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With regard to the incidence of venereal disease the following table
shows the death-rates of infants per 1,000 births, certified to have died
from syphilis:—

Table: Table LXII.

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Table LXII.

1901-5	2.8	1928	0.72
1906-10	3.2	1929	0.73
1911-15	2.4	1930	2.1
1916-20	4.95	1931	1.6
1921-25	1.7	1932	1.7
1926	0.62	1933	3.6
1927	2-8	1934	1.71

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Mothercraft.— Classes in mothercraft are held at the various centres,
and health talks have been given each week throughout the year in
connection with those classes.

Table: Table LXIII. Mothercraft Classes.

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Table LXIII. Mothercraft Classes.

1934.	Ebury Bridge.	Bessboro' Street.	Marshall Street.	Marsham Street.	Total.
Number of classes	47	50	46	91	234
Total attendances	1,454	976	440	2,515	5,385
Average attendances	30.9	19.5	9.5	27.6	23.0
Number of expectant mothers	67	104	37	57	265
Number of attendances by expectant mothers	281	327	197	701	1,506
Number of other mothers	188	147	66	85	486
Number of attendances by other mothers	1,173	649	243	1,814	3,879
Attendances of children in nurseries during classes	999	860	413	2,653	4,925

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City of Westminster 1934

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Table: Table LXI.

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Table: Table LXII.

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Table: Table LXIII. Mothercraft Classes.