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Walthamstow 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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STAFF.
The following changes occurred in the Staff:-
Resignations: -
Miss E.Donovan Health Visiting 6.3.44.
Appointments:-
Miss R.Boyd Health Visiting 27.11.44.
Miss E.C.Manning " " 11. 4.44.
Deceased: Mrs.Morris " " 30. 6.44.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS.
1,886 births (85 of which belonged to other areas) were
notified during the year under the Public Health Act, 1936.
Notifications were received as follows:- dootors and parents,
275; midwives, 1,611.
Included in the above are 193 births which were notified as
having oocurred outside the Borough.
Also included cre 55 stillbirths. 15 were notified by dootors
and 40 by midwives. Of the total, 8 oocurred outside the area.
The stillbirth rate per 1,000 population was 0.54.
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.
The Registrar-General's returns show the following registrations during the calendar year:-
| (a) | LIVE BIBTHS. | Males | Females | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 948 | 877 | 1825 | |
| Illegitimate | 44 | 46 | 90 | |
| 992 | 923 | 1915 | ||
| (b) | STILLBIRTHS. | |||
| Legitinate | 25 | 21 | 46 | |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 28 | 24 | 52 |
Of the 1,658 birth registrations received in the Department
between 2nd.January 1944 end 30th.December 1944, a total of 4
were not notified in this area, but some may possibly have been
notified elsewhere. Appropriate action was taken when necessary.
Of the 1,658 local registrations, 130 belonging to other areas are excluded, leaving a nett total of 1,528.
| Births Registered Locally 1944. | St.James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Totals. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| January | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 61 | 63 |
| February | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | '•4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 60 | 67 |
| March | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 74 | 89 |
| April | 13 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 65 | 65 |
| May | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 94 | 87 |
| June | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 73 | 44 |
| July | 12 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 71 | 74 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 55 |
| Septamber | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 40 |
| October November | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 64 | 49 |
| 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 69 | |
| December | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 43 |
| Totals | 108 | 101 | 101 | 95 | 128 | 143 | 104 | 60 | 159 | 183 | 172 | 783 | 745 | |
| Grand Totals | 209 | 196 | 271 | 188 | 319 | 355 | 1528 | |||||||
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