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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B(2). Notification of Births. During 1939, 697 live births and 19 stillbirths, giving a total of 716 were notified to me, as shown in the following table :
| Month | Births | Sex | Legitimacy | Notified by | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | S'born | M | F | Leg. | Meg. | Mid wives | Hosp. etc. | Doctors | |||
| M | F | M | F | ||||||||
| January | 50 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 53 | — | — | 29 | 24 | — |
| February | 42 | — | — | 20 | 22 | 42 | — | — | 19 | 21 | 2 |
| March | 70 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 28 | 72 | — | — | 31 | 38 | 3 |
| April | 44 | — | — | 21 | 23 | 43 | —- | 1 | 20 | 22 | 2 |
| May | 63 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 36 | 66 | —- | — | 24 | 40 | 2 |
| June | 60 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 62 | — | — | 26 | 35 | 1 |
| July | 71 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 33 | 74 | — | — | 30 | 42 | 2 |
| August | 69 | 1 | — | 32 | 38 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 37 | 2 |
| September | 48 | — | 1 | 26 | 23 | 49 | — | — | 18 | 30 | 1 |
| October | 59 | 1 | — | 35 | 25 | 60 | — | — | 26 | 32 | 2 |
| November | 61 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 38 | 64 | — | — | 34 | 29 | 1 |
| December | 60 | — | — | 34 | 26 | 60 | — | — | 25 | 33 | 2 |
| Total | 697 | 10 | 9 | 366 | 350 | 713 | 1 | 2 | 313 | 383 | 20 |