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(3) The number of those born in hospital:
who died during the first 24 hours 6
who died in 1 and under 7 days 4
who died in 7 and under 28 days 3
who survived at the end of one month 219
(4) The number of premature stillbirths who were born:
(a) at home or in a Nursing Home 1
(b) in hospital 23
Notifications of Intention to Practise
In accordance with the rules of the Central Midwives Board,
174 Midwives notified their intention to practise within the
Borough during the year 1971.
Congenital Malformations
51 notifications were received of which 46 were in respect of
live births and 5 of stillbirths. The total number of malformations
was 61 and the number of children with multiple malformations
was 7.
MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR LONG-STAY
IMMIGRANTS
Arrangements to cover the special problems which arise in
connection with the health and treatment of long-stay immigrants
to this country have been laid down by the Department of Health
& Social Security.
During the year 141 persons were notified to the Department
and 90 successfully visited. This not infrequently involved more
than one visit. Some persons were not known at the addresses
given, and others, despite repeated visits, had not been contacted
by the end of the year.
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948, SECTION 47
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1951
Under this section of the Act as amended by the National
Assistance (Amendment) Act, 1951, powers are given to the local
authority for the compulsory removal of persons suffering from
grave chronic disease, or who are aged, infirm or physically handicapped
and who are living in insanitary conditions and unable to