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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Month | Births | Sex | Legitimacy | Notified by | B(2). Notification of Births. During 1938, 646 live births and 22 stillbirths, giving i total of 668 were notified to me, as shown in the following table : | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | S'born | M | F | Leg. | Illeg. | Midwives | Hosp. etc. | Doctors | ||||
| M | F | M | F | |||||||||
| January | 50 | 2 | — | 32 | 20 | 52 | — | — | 30 | 21 | 1 | |
| February | 54 | — | 2 | 30 | 26 | 56 | — | — | 19 | 34 | 3 | |
| March | 41 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 42 | 1 | — | 24 | 18 | 1 | |
| April | 59 | — | — | 28 | 31 | 59 | — | — | 31 | 27 | 1 | |
| May | 51 | — | 1 | 33 | 19 | 52 | — | — | 15 | 35 | 2 | |
| June | 68 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 43 | 70 | 1 | — | 37 | 32 | 2 | |
| July | 52 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 55 | — | 1 | 24 | 30 | 2 | |
| August | 60 | — | — | 36 | 24 | 60 | — | — | 28 | 31 | 1 | |
| September | 51 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 28 | 53 | — | — | 25 | 24 | 4 | |
| October | 48 | — | 1 | 29 | 20 | 48 | 1 | — | 26 | 21 | 2 | |
| November | 56 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 58 | — | — | 26 | 31 | 1 | |
| December | 56 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 28 | 59 | — | — | 23 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 646 | 9 | 13 | 342 | 326 | 664 | 3 | 1 | 308 | 338 | 22 | |