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Forms or letters sent 234
Total Births notified 239
Males 117
Females 105
Sex not stated 17
Still births 2
No. of Births attended by Midwives 99
Visits requested 0
Visits by Voluntary Helpers 0
Visits by Sanitary Inspector 65
Number of Cards sent 230
It was found that the Post Cards for Notification purposes
was not popular, chiefly on account of its publicity.
The card form was discontinued early in the year, and
a letter card that could be sealed was substituted.
During the year the notifications under the Act have
greatly increased.
There are four midwives pradicing iu the District, only
one of these is a resident in the District.
The midwives are very prompt in sending notifications
of births, nearly 50 per ceut of the notifications come from
them.
Lists of the births notified where the mother is attended
by a midwife have been periodically supplied to the Chief
Inspector under the Midwives Act. ou forms supplied by the
County Medical Officer of Health.
The services of the voluntary helpers has not been
asked tor.
Great Northern Railway Bridge, Friern Barnet Rd.
The Agreement for widening this dangerous bridge, which
is to be paid for by the Middlesex County Council aud this
Council, are practically completed, aud it is hoped to commence
the work shortly.