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Beckenham 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]

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Notification of Births.
Births Notified 582
Births not Notified 16
Number of Still Births 3
Outward Transfer Births 118
Inward Transfer Births 15
Total Number in Register 598
No. of Births Notified by Doctors and Parents 201
No. of Births Notified by Midwives 281
There were 5 sets of twins born in Beckenham during the year.
Visits by Health Visitor.
No. of 1st Visits to children under 1 year 439
Total No. of Visits to children under 1 year 1631
Total No. of Visits to children over 1 year 1020
Total No. of Visits to Expectant Mothers 206
Infant Welfare Centre Attendances.
Individual No. of children who attended the Centre 540
Total Attendances of children at the Centre 3176
New Cases admitted to the Centre Roll 285
Individual No. of Expectant Mothers who attended
the Centre 124
Total attendances of Expectant Mothers at Centre 188
Number of Cases seen by the Medical Officer at
Centre 566
Average weekly attendance of children at Centre
over 50 Sessions 63
Average attendance of Expectant Mothers 41
In addition to the above attendances which relate to Thursday
afternoon Clinics there were 1247 attendances of Mothers and
Children at other times.