Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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The number of births notified under the Acts during 1931 was: –
Male. | Female. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Live births | 666 | 635 | 1,301 |
Still births | 25 | 15 | 40 |
691 | 650 | 1,341 |
The births were notified: —
By parents | 68 |
By doctors | 236 |
By Borough Midwife | 128 |
By other midwives | 440 |
By Hospitals | 140 |
By others | 271 |
1,283 |
Unnotified (from Registrar's return): —
Live births | 56 |
Still births | 2 |
58 | |
1,341 |
Of this number there were: —
Live births. | Still births. | |
Occurring in the Borough and transferred to other districts | 195 | 3 |
Occurring in Hospitals, etc., outside the district belonging to Hornsey | 369 | 17 |
The 1.143 net number of notified births belonging to Hornsey were divided among the districts of the Centres as follows: —
Brook Road | 539 |
Wightman Road | 281 |
Highgate | 290 |
Coldfall Sub-Centre | 33 |
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
The "sanitary circumstances" of an area include considerations
of supreme importance to the public health, e.g., a
Pure water supply. So perfect is the service of the Metropolitan
Water Board that water has long ago ceased to be