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Southall 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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The monthly bookings for each district are included below:—
| Districts | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| February | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| March | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| April | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| May | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| June | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| July | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| August | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| September | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| October | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| November | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| December | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
The following table, based on material kindly supplied by Dr. H. M. C. Macaulay,
the County Medical Officer of Health, gives information which deals with notifications
relating to Southall, received from all midwives resident in Southall during the year :—
Table No. 25.
| Medical Help, Mothers and Children | 89 |
| Laying out dead body | Nil |
| Liability to be a source of infection | 9 |
| Death of child | – |
| Stillbirths | 7 |
| Artificial feeding | 18 |
The reasons for sending 89 notifications for medical help were as follows:—
Table No. 26.
| During pregnancy | 12 |
| For miscarriage | 6 |
| During labour | 50 |
| During puerperium | 10 |
| Infant conditions | 11 |
Maternity and Nursing Homes.
The Middlesex County Council is the local authority under the Acts relating
to the registration of maternity and other nursing homes. There are two private
nursing homes in the district.
The following information, relating to maternity and nursing homes in Southall,
has been kindly supplied by the County Medical Officer:—
Table No. 27.
| Total number of registered nursing homes in Southall | 2 |
| Total accommodation (No. of beds) | 26 |
| Number of deletions during the year 1941 | 1 |
| Number of additional applications re registration during the year 1941 | – |
| Number so registered | – |
| Refusals or cancellations of registration | Nil |
| Number of applications for exemption of registration | Nil |
| Result of such applications | – |