Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1935.

  • Bermondsey (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
1936
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Credit: Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1935. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (51) Maternity and Child Welfare. STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1935 Borough Council of Bermondsey. POPULATION according to the Census of 1931.—111,542. Births. Registered— Total Males Females Live Births Legitimate 1,447 753 694 Illegitimate 40 18 22 Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 14.5 Total Males Females Stillbirths 41 15 26 Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 27 Notified within 36 hours of birth— (1) Live Births, 1,436. (2) Stillbirths, 37. (3) Total, 1,473 (1) By Midwives, 241. (2) By Parents and Doctors, 1,232. Total. Males. Females Deaths .. 1,201 670 531 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 11.7 Maternal Deaths. Deaths from puerperal causes:— Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. Deaths. Puerperal Sepsis Nil Nil Other puerperal causes Nil Nil Total Nil Nil Death Rate of Infant under 1 year of age. All Infants per 1,000 live births 69 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 66 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 175 Health visitors. Visits paid by Health Visitors during the year:— To Expectant Mothers (1) First Visits, 1,321. (2) Total Visits, 2,647 To Infants under 1 (1) First Visits, 1,466. (2) Total Visits, 10,073 To Children, 1-5 Total Visits, 15,873 Convalescent Homes for Children under 5. Number of Beds, 16. Number of Children under 5 received during the year, 250. Day Nurseries. Number of day nurseries 2 (both voluntary). Number of places for children under 5 in the nurseries: — Summer months 60. Winter months 56. Total number of attendances of children at these nurseries during the year:- 11,385. Deaths from Measles (all ages) 4 Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 5 Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 31
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