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106 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
"With regard to the employment of midwives, out of the
1,603 mothers visited, 707 availed themselves of their services.
Of these 482 employed midwives registered under the London
County Council (Balham 59, Tooting 146, Southfields two,
Fairfield 66, Springfield 209). The non-registered midwives
were employed chiefly by the very poor (Balham 25, Tooting
88, Southfield six, Fairfield 43, Springfield 63).
"Of the 1,603 infants visited by us only 20 (Tooting 13,
Fairfield four, Springfield three), succumbed to Epidemic
Diarrhoea this year. Other 29 deaths occurred from various
causes, chiefly Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, and
Wasting Diseases.
"The sanitary defects discovered in the course of our
visits were remedied, or if involving structural work referred
to you. In Balham 29 intimation notices were served, in
Tooting 57, in Wandsworth 78 (Fairfield 35, Springfield 43).
Four statutory notices were required in Balham, four in Tooting,
and 15 in Wandsworth (Fairfield eight, Springfield
seven)."