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Walthamstow 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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I. NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS.
1,532 births (93 of which belonged to other areas) were notified
during the year under the Notification of Births Acts, 1907 and
1915, as follows:—
Doctors and Parents, 673. Mid wives, 859.
Included in the above are 406 births which were notified as
having occurred outside the Borough.
Also included are 38 stillbirths, 3 of which did not belong to
the area. Twenty-three were notified by doctors and 15 by Midwives.
Of the total, 17 occurred outside the area.
The stillbirth rate per 1,000 population was 0.44.
The Registrar-General's returns show the following registrations during the calendar year: —
| Males. | Females. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 852 | 826 | 1,678 |
| Illegitimate | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| Total | 869 | 846 | 1,715 |
| (b) Stillbirths. | |||
| Males. | Females. | ||
| Legitimate | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Total | 25 | 35 | 60 |
Of 1,411 birth registrations received in the Department between
31st. December, 1933, and 29th December, 1934, a total of 371 were
not notified in this area, but some may possibly have been notified
elsewhere, especially in view of the fact that of the 1,411 registrations
121 referred to births which belonged to other areas. In
addition it will be seen that the Registrar-General's figure (1,715)
is 304 more than the local registrations. Presumably these were
births registered and notified in other areas.
The early visiting of newly-born infants by the Health Visitors
is entirely dependent upon efficient notification.
Of the 1,411 local registrations, 121 are excluded, leaving a net
total of 1,290, which are allocated to the Wards as follows:—