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Infantile Mortality in Wards from 1924 to 1930.

The wards with the highest average infant mortality over a
seven year period are: Upper Norwood, Thornton Heath, Whitehorse
Manor and South; the lowest averages are recorded in
East, Norbury, Broad Green, West Thornton and Woodside.
Any infant death occurring in an institution has been allocated
to the Ward in which the infant lived prior to admission.
Midwives Acts, 1902 and 1918.
76 midwives notified the Local Supervising Authority of their
intention to practise within the Borough during 1930, 3 of whom
were in respect of periods of 2/3 weeks only; 1 case removed out
of the Borough, so that 72 remained on the Register at the end
of the year. Of these 67 were trained and held the certificate of
the Central Midwives Board, and 2 were bona-fide midwives,
i.e., were in practice as midwives at the time of the passing of
the Midwives Act, 1902, while 3 held the certificate of the London
Obstetrical Society.