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TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OP THE MATERNITY
AND CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to present herewith a report on the Maternity and Child
Welfare Service during 1945.
The Maternal Mortality rate was low at 1.74, while the Infant
Mortality rate at 38 was much lower than that of 46 for England
and Wales and 53 for London. The first attendances of infants
at Child Welfare Clinics exceeded the total of all live births in the
area and the number of ante-natal patients seen at Ante-Natal
Clinics represented over 91 per cent. of notified live births. The
total attendances at Welfare Clinics exceeded 46,000.
Special attention was paid to the care of premature and illegitimate
children and to child life protection, including adopted
children.
The work at Thorpe Coombe reached a new high level—nearly
1,000 confinements.
It is my pleasure again to record your consideration and the
good work of the Staff.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient Servant,
A. T. W. POWELL,
Medical Officer of Health.
STAFF.
Resignations.
Dr. E. M. Sawdon, Thorpe Coombe Medical Staff—17.9.45.
Appointments.
Dr. E. M. Sawdon, Thorpe Coombe Medical Staff—-16.5.45.
Dr. M. G. King, Thorpe Coombe Medical Staff—1.11.45.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS.
1,727 births (38 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,
228; Midwives, 1,499.
Included in the above are 159 births which were notified as
having occurred outside the Borough.