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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B (2).
N.B. This table compiled ion figures of births actually notified in district.
| Month | Births | Sex | Legitimacy | Notified by | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | Suborn | M | Leg. | Meg. | Midwives | Hosp. etc. | Doctors | ||||
| M | F | M | F | ||||||||
| January | 73 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 46 | 71 | — | 2 | 19 | 55 | 1 |
| February | 79 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 40 | 76 | — | 3 | 25 | 58 | — |
| March | 73 | 1 | — | 33 | 40 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 50 | — |
| April | 92 | — | — | 54 | 38 | 91 | 1 | — | 22 | 70 | — |
| May | 87 | — | — | 41 | 46 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 63 | 1 |
| June | 94 | 1 | — | 50 | 44 | 88 | 5 | 23 | 70 | 2 | |
| July | 85 | 1 | — | 44 | 41 | 84 | 1 | — | 22 | 62 | 2 |
| August | 63 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 1 |
| September | 39 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 37 | 2 | — | 11 | 30 | — |
| October | G6 | 1 | — | 36 | 30 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 45 | — |
| November | 69 | — | — | 32 | 37 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 54 | — |
| December | 47 | — | 1 | 18 | 29 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 41 | — |
| Total | 867 | 9 | 6 | 431 | 436 | 823 | 20 | 24 | 226 | 649 | 7 |