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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B (2).
SECTION B.—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
B (1).
Clinics functioned normally throughout the year, as did the specialist Clinics.
| Month | Births | Sex | Legitimacy | Notified by | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | S'born | M | F | Leg. | Illeg. | Midwives | Hosp. etc. | Doctors | ||
| M | F | |||||||||
| January | 91 | — | 1 | 45 | 47 | 91 | 1 | 27 | 65 | — |
| February | 86 | 2 | — | 55 | 33 | 87 | 1 | 26 | 62 | — |
| March | 126 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 58 | 122 | 6 | 37 | 91 | — |
| April | 99 | — | — | 55 | 44 | 99 | — | 35 | 63 | 1 |
| May | 83 | 1 | — | 39 | 45 | 83 | 1 | 24 | 60 | — |
| June | 90 | — | 1 | 40 | 51 | 90 | 1 | 24 | 67 | — |
| July | 119 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 56 | 118 | 3 | 28 | 93 | — |
| August | 83 | 2 | — | 47 | 38 | 82 | 3 | 27 | 58 | — |
| September | 82 | 2 | — | 39 | 45 | 84 | — | 16 | 68 | — |
| October | 83 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 47 | 86 | 1 | 26 | 61 | — |
| November | 77 | — | — | 36 | 41 | 76 | 1 | 21 | 56 | — |
| December | 63 | 1 | — | 42 | 22 | 62 | 2 | 19 | 45 | — |
| Totals | 1082 | 11 | 7 | 573 | 527 | 1080 | 20 | 310 | 789 | 1 |
N.B. This table compiled on figures actually notified in the
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