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Notification of Births Act.
The Notification of Births Act, 1907, was adopted throughout
the Borough, and came into operation on March 9th, 1908.
Since the Act came into force, a total of 44,304 births have
been notified up to the end of 1914, viz.: 3,473 in 1908 (10 months),
5,143 in 1909, 6,703 in 1910, 7,094 in 1911, 7,336 in 1912, 7,158 in
1913, and 7,397 in 1914.
The notified cases are visited, or such other measures taken
in connection therewith, in the way of distributing pamphlets, etc.,
as are found necessary. In the cases of notified infants who are
visited, the methods of feeding are carefully inquired into and
instruction given as required. In all notified cases statistics are
tabulated, and, taking the whole of the 44,304 births notified from
the date the Act came into force on March 9th, 1908, up to the end of
1914, the statistics are as follows:—
By whom
Notified.
Years.
Totals.*
Father
Midwife
Doctor
Relative
(а) Master of
Workhouse
or
(б) Secretary of
Hospital—
1. General Lying-in
2. Clapham
Maternity
3. St. Thomas
1911.
1396
1754
2045
63
183
821
476
356
1912.
1375
1623
2289
73
195
903
496
382
1913.
1311
1627
2325
59
147
683
523
483
1914.
1161
1815
2376
34
123
820
562
506
1911-14.
5243
6819
9035
229
648
3227
2057
1727
1908-10.
3472
3241
6371
290
200
886
442
417
*The figures for 1908-1910 are added from the 1910 Annual Report for
statistical comparison and so as to bring the figures up to date since the adoption
of the Notification of Births Act throughout the Borough of Lambeth
in 1908.