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Summary of Visits Paid, and Particulars Obtained under
the Notification of Births Act, 1907, by the Health
Visitor.
Visits Paid.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
456 165 73 35 17 11 16 5 3 3 3
12th 13th 14th 15th 16th Total
3 3 3 2 2 790
Cases with Medical Practitioner in attendance at birth 362
„ „ Midwife „ „ „ „ 69
„ „ Other persons „ „ „ „ 19
Methods of feeding the babies at time of Health Visitor's
call:—
Naturally 362
Artificially 52
Mixed feeding 12
Premature Births 16
Stillborn „ 14
Illegitimate „ 7
Deaths shortly after birth 8
Mothers who go out to work 15
„ „ take work in 3
Normally healthy babies 389
Weakly babies 30
Babies suffering from eye affections 15
Condition of homes:—
Satisfactory 279
Fair 122
Poor 44