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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
Finchley 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Deaths in various Institutions within the District.
| Institution. | 1st quarter. | 2nd quarter. | 3rd quarter. | 4th quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finchley Cottage Hospital | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Woodside Home, Whetstone | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| National Hospital Convalescent Home, East Finchley | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Home of the Good Shepherd, East Finchley | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Home for Homeless Children, Fallow Corner | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Netherbrook, Nether Street | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Claverley, Woodhouse Road | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| Totals | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 45 |
Means taken to prevent Mortality in
Infancy.
Notification of Births' Act.
This Act was adopted in Finchley on January 8th, 1908.
It requires that notice, in writing, of the birth of the child
should be given to the Medical Officer of Health of the district
within 36 hours of its occurrence. The duty rests primarily
upon the father if he actually resides in the house at the time,
and secondly, upon any person in attendance upon the mother
at the time of, or within six hours of, the birth. The notification
required by this Act is not in substitution of the requirements
of any Act relative to the registration of births.
The notification of births are compared with the weekly
return of births which are sent by the local Registrar. When
it is found that a birth has not been notified a letter is sent to
the parents calling their attention to the omission and warning
them of their liability. 274 such letters were sent during
the year 1914, and 216 during 1913.