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Edmonton 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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BIRTHS Contd.

Table: These figures include births which have taken place in the North Middlesex County Hospital, both of Edmonton and non-Edmonton residents; excluding these latter the notified births of Edmonton rosidnnts aro:-

These figures include births which have taken place in the North Middlesex County Hospital, both of Edmonton and non-Edmonton residents; excluding these latter the notified births of Edmonton rosidnnts aro:-

LIve births notified by midwives1,169
„ „ doctors and parents126
still „ „ midwives39
„ „ „ doctors3
1,337

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Number of live Edmonton babies born in outlying institutions 143
„ „ stillborn „ 1
144

Table: The following table includes births of Edmonton residents and these born and registered in other districts:-

The following table includes births of Edmonton residents and these born and registered in other districts:-

MaleFemaleTotal
Live births7467091,455
Stillbirths271239
7737211,494

Table: VISITS PAID BY THE HEALTH VISITORS.Hie following table gives details as to the visits paid by the Health Visitors

VISITS PAID BY THE HEALTH VISITORS.

Hie following table gives details as to the visits paid by the Health Visitors

To expectant mothers:-
First visits134
Totrl visits134
To childron under 1 year of age:-
First visits1,382
Total visits8,654
To childron between 1 ana 5 years:-12,143
Infant Protection visits to children 5-9 yoars.37
20,968

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Ante-Natal CLINIC.
This Clinic was hold five tiraos wookly, and tho following arc the figures for
tho year:-
Total number of sessions in the year 253
Number of prospective mothers 1,807 (X)
Total number of attendances 10,123
Nunbor of consultations 8,544
Average number of attendances:-
(a) Per session 40.11
(b) For consultations 33.33
(X) Included in this total are 374 referred from the North Middlesex County
Hospital under the scheme of co-operation with that hospital.
POST-NATAL CLINIC.
Number of sessions 46
Actual number of mothers who attended 419
Number of consultations 927
Average attendance oer session 20.52
Total attendances at clinic 944