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Southall-Norwood 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Births and Birth Rate (figures for 1935 are given in brackets).
The total number of births notified to the Health Department under
the Notification of Births Acts was 762 (814). The total number of registered
births in the district (under the Births and Deaths Registration Act—included
in the notified births above) was 524 (529). The total number of live births
belonging to the district whether occurring within or outside the district was
797 (809). The illegitimate live births were 24 (23). There were 30 stillbirths
(26), and these were all legitimate.
This gives a live birth rate per 1,000 population of 16.69 (16.76) and a
stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births of 36.27 (31.17).
The birth rate grouped in five-yearly periods since 1892 is shown in
Appendix C.
The monthly registration of births classified as to Wards is given in the
following table.
Table No. 6.
| Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Hambrough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 47 |
| February | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 42 |
| March | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 45 |
| April | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 40 |
| May | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 54 |
| June | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 40 |
| July | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 52 |
| August | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 40 |
| September | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 38 |
| October | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 48 |
| November | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 41 |
| December | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 37 |
| 104 | 80 | 70 | 53 | 143 | 74 | 524* |
* This figure does not include 303 births which, although belonging to the district, were
registered in other districts.
Table No . 7.
The following table gives an analysis of the places of confinement.
| No. born in Hillingdon County Hospital | 102 or 12.3% |
| No. born in London voluntary hospitals | 114 or 13.8% |
| No. born in nursing homes or other hospitals | 120 or 14.5% |
| No. confined in their homes by midwives or doctors | 491 or 59.4% |