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Number of mothers:—
(а) admitted to:—
ante-natal or post-natal homes 11
long-stay training homes —
short-stay shelters 4
special homes for confinements 6
(b) for whom:—
residential employment was found 12
non-residential employment was found 8
housing accommodation was found 3
arrangements were made for return to native land —
Number of mothers concerned who were, at the end of the year living:—
with
child
without
child
Total
as married
14
1
15
in own homes with husbands (extra-marital)
1
8
9
with parents or relatives
14
2
16
at homes of employers (residential employment)
10
—
10
in lodgings
7
1
8
in institutions or hostels
3
—
3
Affiliations:—
Number obtained through court procedure 7
„ arranged voluntarily 6
,, of mothers who refused to make application 1
Number of children for whom arrangements were made:—
for adoption 8
for admission to homes, institutions or residential nurseries 2
to be cared for by foster-mothers 2
to remain with mothers, or relatives (80%) 49
Table 37.—Notification of Births.
(a) Registered in Borough:—
Live
Births.
Still
Births.
Totals.
Number of births registered during 1946
as occurring in the Borough
608
21
629
Number of such births not notified in accordance
with the Public Health Act,
1936, Part VII
1
1
(b) Notified.
Number of births, live and still, notified during the year—
Residents.
Outward
Transfers.
Total
by medical practitioners
11
2
13
by midwives
369
240
609
by other persons
—
—
—
Total notified
380
242
622
Number of still-births notified during the year
6
6
12
Percentage of still-births to total births
occurring in the Borough
1.6
2.5
1.9