London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE VIII.
BIRTHS.
| Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Births | 539 | 508 | ||
| Legitimate | 522 | 487 | ||
| Illegitimate | 17 | 21 | ||
| Notified Births in District. | ||||
| N. East | N. West. | S. East | S. West | Total |
| 242 | 144 | 158 | 338 | 882 |
| Still Births | 17 | |||
| Births Registered, but not Notified. | ||||
| Males | 15 | Females | 12 | |
| N. East | N. West | S. East | S. West | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| Notifications were received from— | ||||
| Doctors | 481 | |||
| Midwives | 360 | |||
| Nurses | 104 | |||
| Parents | 13 | |||
| Outside Births | ||||
| Males | 55 | Females | 42 | |
| Total | 97. | |||
| N. East | N. West | S. East | S. West | Total |
| 36 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 97 |
| Still Births (Outside) | 5 | |||