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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
Southgate 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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last year's Annual Report were not repeated, and there does not
appear to be any reason to lead us to assume that the provision of
the Acts are being either neglected or loosely carried out.
| 1937. | 1938. | |
|---|---|---|
| Births registered in the district | 628 | 692 |
| Attended by Midwives | 113 | 155 |
| Un-notified Births | 17 | 12 |
| Percentage of Births notified | 97.3% | 98.25% |
| Stillbirths notified | 12 | 20 |
| Stillbirths notified by Midwives | 2 | 2 |
| Stillbirths notified by Doctors | 10 | 18 |
| Stillbirths notified occurring in Institutions : In the district | 5 | 11 |
| Outside the district | 4 | 5 |
| Maternal Deaths | 3 | 1 |
| Infant Deaths:— | ||
| Under 1 year of age | 28 | 24 |
| Under 1 month (inc. above) | 19 | 11 |
| 1 to 5 years of age | 4 | 6 |
| Number of Southgate Births in North Middlesex Hospital Maternity Home | 113 | 114 |
| Infant Mortality amongst children attending Centres | 6 (2 over, 4 under 1 year.) | 12 (3 over, 9 under 1 year.) |
Number of cases in which milk was granted:—1935, 225;
1936, 241; 1937, 305; 1938, 352. Approximate cost:—1935, £731;
1936, £776; 1937, £964; 1938, £1.024. Grants of Trufood were
made in 13 cases, Cow and Gate in 10 cases, Allenbury's in 19 cases;
Nestle's in 29 cases; and Ostermilk in 2 cases; while grants of cod
liver oil emulsion, cod liver oil and malt, and syrup minadex were
allowed in 58, 50 and 35 cases respectively.
Number of children under 1 year of age granted
free milk during 1938 150
Percentage of total live births 19.40
List of Foods Sold at Centres.
£
Trufood, amounting to 210 (approximate)
Cow & Gate, amounting to 158 ,,
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