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STAFF.
As for 1939.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS.
1,543 births (82 of which belonged to other areas) were
notified during the year under the Public Health Act, 1936.
Notifications were received as follows:- doctors and parents,243;
midwives, 1300.
Included in the above are 170 births which were notified as
having occurred outside the Borough.
Also included are 45 stillbirths, 3 of which did not belong
to the area. 14 were notified by doctors and 31 by midwives.
Of the total, nine occurred outside the area.
The stillbirth rate per 1,000 population was 0.37.
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.

Of the 1504 birth registrations received in the Department
between 31st. December, 193 9 and 28th.December, 1940, a total
of 15 were not notified in this area, but some may possibly have
been notified elsewhere. Appropriate action was taken When
necessary.
Of the 1504 local registrations, 120 belonging to other areas
are excluded, leaving a nett total of 1384,
The local registrations for 1940 were 22 more than in 1939.
INFANT MORTALITY.
The deaths of Infants under one year of age were:-
Males Females Totals.
Legitimate 24 32 56
Illegitimate 2 2 4
26 34 60
The death-rates of infants under one year of age per 1,000
live births when calculated on the totals given by the
Registrar-General are therefore:-
Legitimate, 41; Illegitimate, 25; Total 40.
The Infant Mortality Rate for other areas during 1940 was
as follows:-
England and Wales 55
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including
London) 61
148 Smaller Towns (25,000 to 50,000) 54
London 50
27.