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By whom notified. 1908. 1909. 1910. Totals
Father 963 1179 1330 3472
Midwife 801 1093 1347 3241
Doctor 1436 2528 2407 6371
Relative 107 92 91 290
Master of Work. 166 251 1528 1945*
house or Sec.
of Hospital
3473 5143 6703 15319†
Of the 15319 births notified, 291 were still.born, whilst
219 died within periods varying from a few minutes, a
few hours, a few days or a few weeks from birth, the
causes of death being as follows:—
Causes of death. 1908. 1909. 1910. Total.
(1) Stillborn 32 95 164 291
(2) Dead since birth 23 89 107 219
(а) Prematurity, inanition,
debility and wasting 12 48 67 127
(b) Convulsions 4 12 12 28
(c) Bronchitis, pneumonia
and other
lung diseases 4 5 9 18
(d) Heart failure or
exhaustion — 9 5 14
(e) Natural causes — 3 1 4
(f) Infectious diseases — 1 — 1
(g) Diarrhœa — — 3 3
(h) Malformations (congenital)
— 2 1 3
(i) Other causes (not
classified) 3 9 9 21
* Workhouse (200), Lying.in Hospital, York Road (886), Clapham
Maternity Hospital (442).
† Including 990 non.parishioners.