[Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.
- Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
- Date:
- 1924
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Notification of Births.—Out of the total number of live Births, 1,794 were notified by Midwives, and 458 by parents or doctors, giving a percentage of births notified of nearly 93 per cent. The Stillbirths notified numbered 136, or rather over 5 per cent, of the total births. The usual fee charged by Mid wives is 35/- and £2. A few of the older and untrained Midiwives charge 30/-. The number of illegitimate births were ] 46, or slightly under 6 per cent, of the total, this is rather higher than usual, and is probably one of the results of the unsatis¬ factory housing conditions. Medical aid was sought by Mid wives in 323 cases, and 121 claims were made by the Doctors summoned, for fees amounting to £180 15s. Od. Unemployment and short time has considerably reduced the amounts which should have been repaid, and it was necessary to strike off a number of amounts during the year as bad debts. The repayments during the financial year amounted to £67 19s. Od., compared with £96 19s, 6d. in the previous year. Each certificated Midwife is supplied with Argentum Collosol for application to the eyes of the newly born.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29936974_0058.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
