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North East Quine
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I had mumps in the 2005/06 outbreak and my doctor couldn't confirm I had it, but could confirm by a blood test afterwards that I had had it. My impression was that the doctor hadn't much experience of mumps.
However he told me that I MUST NOT eat fruit or anything that might stimulate my salivary glands, but MUST instead survive by allowing chocolate to melt in my mouth, which was clearly excellent advice.
My son had rubella aged 2 1/2, having had his first MMR, and our GP said that it was quite common.
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Janine
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Given that so many of my online friends and acquaintances are known to me by two names, some of which I sometimes forget -- and given that I have little patience for a lot of fiddly detail work with my address lists -- I tend to accept a new person as an email contact unless/until they make it obvious they should be deleted.
One can look through my MSN/Hotmail Messenger contact list and find it littered with the addresses of people who must be considered spammers. Unless they're 'bots or something.
Haven't looked at Messenger for months -- maybe years -- 'cause I have to swat away clouds of those bad contacts to hold an actual conversation. Spent some idle time today cleaning some of those addresses out of my account, because that Messenger does perform the best for me.
That's what my question is: Are those spammers (they're for the porn sites, I believe) real people with a strict script, or are they some kind of 'bot or other bothersome program?
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lilBuddha
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Probably bots and probably not "legitimate" porn sites. That is to say their goal is not likely to sell you porn, but to infect your computer or steal your money.
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@birdie - I wouldn't say Groover didn't have mumps if he's fine. I was dancing around driving everyone nuts. My next sister down was extremely ill in a darkened room, and the youngest, who was a toddler at the time, was really not happy either. The only thing that hurt was jumping up and down.
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North East Quine
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If he's had his MMR, and if it is mumps, he's not likely to feel very ill. My son was extremely spotty but otherwise perky when he had rubella. Our GP said that if he hadn't had his MMR he'd have been really ill, but because he'd had his MMR he had rubella in a milder form. I think "attenuated rubella" is what is in his notes.
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Polly Plummer
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Master Plummer had mumps many years ago (before the days of MMR) and seemed too ill to go to the surgery, so I called the G.P. for a home visit. By the time he arrived the pesky boy had started to feel better and we had to chase him up the stairs so the doc could examine him.
One of my more embarrassing moments as a parent.
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la vie en rouge
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The severity of mumps also depends on how many of your glands you have it in. Most children get it in just a couple.
The reason I know this is that at the age of three I got it in all six (the maximum possible number). On Christmas Day. I was GRUMPY.
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Jack the Lass
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I had bad mumps on Christmas Day too, la vie en rouge, I was about 6 I think. I remember my parents wrapping cotton wool round my neck as it was so swollen, and then my dad spending the rest of the day calling me 'Father Christmas' and I got really upset. He still laughs about that.
I have a question which may be more suited to the Geek thread but I don't think I'll understand the answer if they answer in geektalk ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
I subscribe to several podcasts via iTunes, my mp3 player is a Creative Zen and usually when I hook up the mp3 player to the laptop it does the synch of any new downloads via Windows Media Player. However sometimes (like now) there will be a glitch and WMP doesn't seem to recognise that iTunes has downloaded several new podcasts. This has happened a couple of times before since I got Windows 7 (it never used to happen in XP), and it will suddenly right itself as if nothing had happened, although the not recognising new downloads thing does seem to last a few weeks which is really frustrating (my most up-to-date ones that did make it through are from mid-May, alhtough I download new ones each week). So my question: is there anything I can do to make Windows Media Player talk to iTunes, or is there any other media player which would be better? WMP is able to read the mp3 player OK and tell me what is on it, but it is still showing the podcasts from a month ago but not recognising or acknowledging any of the new ones, despite them all sitting in iTunes like all the others.
Thanks for any help!
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Janine
The Endless Simmer
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I had mumps -- and was told to stay in bed since they figured it would help limit the spread to other glands. Novel experience. Relatives brought a a little black & white TV, set it up atop the chest of drawers. That's how long ago it was, B&W TV was normal, and having two in the house or a little one for your bedroom was high livin' indeed.
Now that there's a shot for varicella (chicken pox), kids sometimes still get it, but so much milder you can't always tell it's chixpox.
So yeah, one can have all sorts of these diseases and have a mild case.
Mostly I remember what it did to my sense of smell. Everything was different. I myself began to smell like a duck. Except for my hair, which smelled like a rabbit.
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birdie
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Me again. (Thanks for the mumps info.)
We currently have our house on the market to let. I had a phone call from the agent today, saying that they had a lady interested in viewing the house with a view to renting, but that she would like to know whether it would be okay for her to change the taps in the bathroom and downstairs loo to mixer taps. (The kitchen tap is already a mixer.) All at her expense and she would arrange it, but she had to know whether it would be okay because this is absolutely non-negotiable and she wouldn't consider a house without mixer taps.
When asked she said this was for 'cultural reasons'. Has anyone got any ideas what these cultural reasons might be?!
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
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It might be something to do with Muslim, wudu washing before prayer, which should be done under running water. I don't know why it would require a mixer tap, though, rather than just a running cold tap. A hot tap alone would be too hot.
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Yes, the absence of mixer taps in Britain has been discussed on the Ship before, and I did think of it. For me though, that comes under 'I HATE seperate taps' rather than 'cultural reasons'.
I wondered about some sort of ritual washing thing too, but couldn't work out what the objection to just cold water would be.
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My flat has mixer taps in bathroom and kitchen. I wish it didn't, more trouble than they are worth. I would change them except that that is so far down the list of vital things to do to fix the flat that I'm unlikely to get roudn to it in my lifetime.
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Ariel
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Can anyone shed any light on the origin of "a concerto for three beer glasses and a bassoon"? I can't remember where this comes from, and Google isn't helping.
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Moo
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Originally posted by Ariel:
Can anyone shed any light on the origin of "a concerto for three beer glasses and a bassoon"? I can't remember where this comes from, and Google isn't helping.
I've never heard of it, but it sounds like something P. D. Q. Bach might have come up with.
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No, but while you're waiting for a reply, you might enjoy listening to this (bottle Mozart)
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Curiosity killed ...
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@Ariel that quotation comes from The Moonspinners - Mary Stewart - Google worked for me, and I knew it was familiar - Wozzeck was the composer suggested.
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Originally posted by Moo:
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Originally posted by Ariel:
Can anyone shed any light on the origin of "a concerto for three beer glasses and a bassoon"? I can't remember where this comes from, and Google isn't helping.
I've never heard of it, but it sounds like something P. D. Q. Bach might have come up with.
Moo
No. That would have been a tromboon not bassoon.
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Ariel
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Originally posted by Curiosity killed ...:
@Ariel that quotation comes from The Moonspinners - Mary Stewart - Google worked for me, and I knew it was familiar - Wozzeck was the composer suggested.
Ah, thanks for that! it's years since I read the book.
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I loved the book The Moonspinners. I try to believe that the Disney movie never happened.
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North East Quine
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I'm trying to buy travel insurance online for our forthcoming family holiday. I've done this before several times with no problems. However every site I've tried so far (Post Office, Tesco, Money Supermarket) says we can't get a "family" policy as our elder child is now 18, and an adult, and we can't get "group" insurance as our younger child is under 18, and "group" insurance is for adults.
We are two parents with two teenage offspring, all the same surname etc. If we're not a "family" and we're not a "group" what are we??
I can't believe this has become so complicated, just because elder child has turned 18.
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
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Eighth time lucky - I now have travel insurance.
Anybody know why it was so hard? Why don't companies regard two parents with two teens as a "family"?
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Uncle Pete
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Originally posted by North East Quine:
Eighth time lucky - I now have travel insurance.
Anybody know why it was so hard? Why don't companies regard two parents with two teens as a "family"?
Because they want more of your money, while at the same time being reluctant to pay it out. Insurance is a scam.
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North East Quine
Curious beastie
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But the first seven companies clearly didn't want my money, because the online forms wouldn't let me input two people in their late forties holidaying with two teenagers, aged 18 and 16 - a "family" could only have children under the age of eighteen, and a "group" had to be all over 18.
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Lamb Chopped
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Okay, since I am Clearly Clueless (as the woman in the eyeshop made clear with her pitying tone), somebody tell me why it's so impossible to get bifocals made with the top section adjusted to your computer range and the bottom section adjusted to reading print? She started going on and on about powers and whatsit, and my eyes glazed over.
I have extreme myopia, and am now at the age where I'm being forced into reading glasses as well. And since my work requires me to spend most of my time on computer, and about 30% of it on print (often glancing back and forth), I thought it was perfectly sensible to get a pair of glasses for walking around, driving, etc. (essentially what I have now) and another pair I could leave at work for combined computer use/print use. Which is apparently Impossible, as any fule (but me) kno.
They did suggest a trifocal, but that sounds like hell to adjust to.
Why can't this be done?
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
They did suggest a trifocal, but that sounds like hell to adjust to.
I've worn trifocals for years, and when properly fitted they're remarkably easy to get used to. Especially the lineless "progressive" variety. You'll scarcely know you're wearing them. The trick, though, is to get them fitted properly.
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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
...somebody tell me why it's so impossible to get bifocals made with the top section adjusted to your computer range and the bottom section adjusted to reading print?
I don't know why they couldn't do that for you. I have the same situation, and have my regular glasses for normal activities, and my work glasses for playing music. I measured out the exact distance (24 inches) I would need for the top part of my glasses. While having my yearly eye exam, the 24 inch distance prescription was determined. They work perfectly! (Mine are progressives, but I had the option of bifocals.)
Be persistent, Lamb Chopped, or, if necessary, find another place to have your prescription and glasses made.
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Boogie
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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
somebody tell me why it's so impossible to get bifocals made with the top section adjusted to your computer range and the bottom section adjusted to reading print?
They do - mine are varifocals, specifically adjusted. Reading, computer and distance. I have very difficult and complicated eyes, including Irlen syndrome - so my specs cost £600 ![[Frown]](frown.gif) but they do they job very well indeed.
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SusanDoris
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Three times this week, I have had to log in - not a problem, but I'm almost entirely certain that I didn't log offand I'm normally logged in all the time. Can anyone tell me what to do, please?
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Firenze
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Originally posted by SusanDoris:
Three times this week, I have had to log in - not a problem, but I'm almost entirely certain that I didn't log offand I'm normally logged in all the time. Can anyone tell me what to do, please?
This question might do better on the computing thread, or in The Styx, depending on where the problem is happening. My own first thought would be to check your settings for cookies - in general and for this site in particular.
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SusanDoris
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Firenze
Thank you, I'll try and check the cookies. Do you think I should add this to a topic already on Styx, or put it as a new one?
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Marvin the Martian
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Originally posted by SusanDoris:
Do you think I should add this to a topic already on Styx, or put it as a new one?
The Tech Support thread seems like the appropriate place for it to go.
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SusanDoris
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Marvin the Martian
Thank you for your help. I have posted there as you suggest.
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I posted this on the cycling thread last week, but no response, so I thought I'd try here...
A question on behalf of mr b, soon-to-be-biking home from work (hopefully).
When we move, we'll be living a few miles form the town in which mr b will be working and the kids will be going to school. Our ideal plan is: in the morning, I drive mr b and kids to work/school, pick up the kids at 3, then mr b cycles home when he finishes work. So He'll only be cycling one way.
A folding bike would be ideal, because we can stick it in the car on the way rather than faffing with a bike rack, and it's easy to store at work during the day (only place to store it is upstairs in the staff room).
Unfortunately there is a Great Big Hill in the way. My impression of folding bikes is that they are more appropriate for a town commute (station to office type thing) and not the best for over the hill.
There are two ways over the hill:
- cliff path; more direct but with, well, the cliff. People do cycle it, but I think they're nuts to be honest. ('meep!' says non-cycling wife)
- road: longer way round, steep descent with hairpin bends. ('meep!' says non-cycling wife)
Any advice/ knowlege of the way of the folding bike? Much appreciated.
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There is a play we read when when I was at school. I can't remember the title (it may have been "The Gatekeeper") or the author, and I've never been able to track it down since. If anyone recognises it I would love to know.
A chap gets killed in a plane crash and gets sent to Heaven. Somehow he manages to oust Peter from his job and takes over the admissions policy - then he starts reviewing those who are already in. Bit by bit he sends loads of the denizens of Heaven down to Hell: Bach, Mozart, Austen, Marx (many people who share that name) before over reaching himself and trying to reclassify God. When the newly reinstated Peter tries to take him down to Hell, the Devil refuses to accept him because of all the chaos he has caused: Bach and Mozart are making the damned wail in beautiful harmony, Austen is teaching them manners, Marx is organising the tortured to rise up against their oppressors, and so on. Since neither Heaven or Hell want him he gets returned to earth.
The play ends with our chap being asked, "Are you OK? You're the only survivor of that crash - Senator McCarthy"!
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lilBuddha
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birdie,
What you nay be looking for is a "full-size" folding bike. Montegue make one. Pacific Cycles do as well, sure there are others.
Though I cannot see any folding bike having near the same handling characteristics as a normal bike, the full size folders would seem better for a commute as you describe.
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I had a different version of a full sized folding bike, to store in a flat when I lived in Willesden/Kensal Rise and commuted to South Kensington. Never again. Lots of hills on that commute. And the smaller wheels and clunky frame to allow for folding weren't good with hills. But, I didn't answer before because it was a long time ago, and I hoped folding bikes had improved in the meantime.
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Originally posted by Boogie:
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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
somebody tell me why it's so impossible to get bifocals made with the top section adjusted to your computer range and the bottom section adjusted to reading print?
They do - mine are varifocals, specifically adjusted. Reading, computer and distance. I have very difficult and complicated eyes, including Irlen syndrome - so my specs cost £600 but they do they job very well indeed.
Me likewise - I have varifocals - top part for distance, middle for computer work, and bottom part for reading. In addition I am very shortsighted, different strengths in each eye, and a degree of astigmatism. I paid about the same as you for my last pair.
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Ariel
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I also have varifocals - though I don't use them much as I can't get on with them, and prefer contact lenses. Mine cost me less than half the prices quoted here, and I got a free pair thrown in.
It's also worth asking whether you're eligible for NHS vouchers with a complex prescription, and also whether, if you're employed, the company you work for offers any kind of assistance with glasses or lenses and sight tests.
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It's also worth asking whether you're eligible for NHS vouchers with a complex prescription, and also whether, if you're employed, the company you work for offers any kind of assistance with glasses or lenses and sight tests.
This is well worth investigating if you're required to look at a computer screen as part of your job. Employers have an H&S duty to their staff - and I think it's corporation tax deductible .
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Lamb Chopped
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Just dropping in to say how jealous I am.... (saith she who has just had to shell out ca. 600$ AFTER insurance)
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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
Okay, since I am Clearly Clueless (as the woman in the eyeshop made clear with her pitying tone), somebody tell me why it's so impossible to get bifocals made with the top section adjusted to your computer range and the bottom section adjusted to reading print?
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Why can't this be done?
I think that you are getting duff advice since it is quite possible to get the sort of bifocals you want.
For example I know of one online company who explicitly say that they can provide just what you are looking for. They are Glasses Direct and if you look here you will find this: "We can also supply lenses with intermediate vision at the top and reading at the bottom for use at a computer".
I don't suppose that they are the only company willing to supply what you want so I suggest that you give up on the optician you have been to and look elsewhere.
Disclaimer: I have no association with Glasses Direct other than as a satisfied customer (but not for bifocals).
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Does anyoje have any experience with the Library of Congress catalogue?
I'm cataloguing science books for a library, and they require the LoC number as well as the ISBN to be entered. However a small number do not have one on the flyleaf and, try as I might, I cannot get the LoC catalogue to find a number for most of those books. I can find the odd one, but the search engine is a right royal PITA.
If anyone can help me find those missing numbers I'd be very grateful!
Thanks,
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In slightly similar vein, calling experts on UK birth records.
Does anybody know if, by travelling to a physical location such as a registry office (or indeed anywhere else), it's possible to consult (and perhaps obtain a copy of) a summary list of births for a given date in a given locality? I'm thinking of births in the late 60s-early 70s.
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North East Quine
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The system in Scotland and England is different, Eutychus. In Scotland, the list of all births from 1855 is online (though this ceases to be useful if the name is a common one) and the actual certificate can be seen online for births up to 1911. (The hundred-year-rule.) There is a charge, but it is minimal (currently £7 to see 5 certificates). If you go to any registrar in Scotland, you can obtain a print-out of more recent birth certificates. This is slightly more expensive, currently £15, I think, although you can get several certificates for your money.
Someone who knows about the system in England and /or Wales will no doubt be along soon. All I know is that it's different.
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Sorry, just realised you have a date but not a name. In Scotland you can go to the actual records, and it wouldn't cost much, but in a populous area such as a city, I think it might be like looking for a needle in a haystack. If you have a specific parish, rather than just an area, it would be easier.
(I have been trying to find a death certificate, where I have a date of death, and a (common) first name, but no surname and no place of death, and several hours of research on, no success.)
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Originally posted by Eutychus:
In slightly similar vein, calling experts on UK birth records.
Does anybody know if, by travelling to a physical location such as a registry office (or indeed anywhere else), it's possible to consult (and perhaps obtain a copy of) a summary list of births for a given date in a given locality? I'm thinking of births in the late 60s-early 70s.
With my archivist hat on:
Nope. The General Register Office index covers the whole of England and Wales and is available online (completely at subscription sites like Ancestry or Find My Past, partially for free at sites like this. Individual districts don't have the same sort of index and there is no way you'll get to go through the original registers. Sorry!
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Thanks. Is there a way the for-payment sites can be consulted by date (even if this is for the whole of England and Wales) rather than by name?
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