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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Maternal Mortality in the County of London and in Battersea, 1921-1937.
| Year. | London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Causes. | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Causes. | Total. | |
| Mean (1921-1925) | 1.36 | 1.63 | 2.99 | 0.82 | 1.95 | 2.77 |
| 1926 | 1.61 | 1.74 | 3.35 | 1.01 | 2.36 | 3.37 |
| 1927 | 1.31 | 1.60 | 2.91 | 0.36 | 1.78 | 2.14 |
| 1928 | 1.59 | 2.00 | 3.59 | 1.09 | 1.46 | 2.55 |
| 1929 | 1.88 | 1.73 | 3.61 | 0.76 | 1.15 | 1.91 |
| 1930 | 1.93 | 1.40 | 3.33 | 1.51 | 2.26 | 3.77 |
| Mean (1926.1930) | 1.66 | 1.69 | 3.35 | 0.95 | 1.80 | 2.75 |
| 1931 | 2.01 | 1.80 | 3.81 | 2.02 | 4 04 | 606 |
| 1932 | 1.33 | 1.66 | 2.99 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.72 |
| 1933 | 1.69 | 1.97 | 3.67 | 1.77 | 0.44 | 2.21 |
| 1934 | 1 .34 | 1.46 | 2.80 | 1.39 | 1.86 | 3.25 |
| 1935 | 1.15 | 1.43 | 2.58 | — | 1.90 | 1.90 |
| Mean (1931.1935) | 1.50 | 1.66 | 3.17 | 1.21 | 1.82 | 3.03 |
| 1936 | 0.75 | 1.17 | 1.92 | 1.37 | 0.91 | 2.29 |
| 1937 | 0.84 | 1.45 | 2.29 | — | 1.87 | 1.87 |
Puerperal Fever Notifications in the County of London and in Battersea, 1921-1937.
| Year. | London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 3.55 | 4 00 |
| 1922 | 3.28 | 3.55 |
| 1923 | 3.84 | 2.04 |
| 1924 | 3.43 | 4.78 |
| 1925 | 3.83 | 1.88 |
| Mean (1921-1925) | 3.59 | 3.25 |
| 1926 | 4.24 | 4.04 |
| 1927 | 3.57 | 3.21 |
| 1928 | 4 09 | 2.55 |
| 1929 | 4.46 | 1.53 |
| 1930 | 4.15 | 3.39 |
| Mean (1926-1930) | 410 | 2.94 |
| 1931 | 4.44 | 2.42 |
| 1932 | 3.51 | 1.72 |
| 1933 | 4.51 | 1.33 |
| 1934 | 4.48 | 4.64 |
| 1935 | 4.32 | 1.90 |
| Mean (1931-1935) | 4.25 | 2.40 |
| 1936 | 3.19 | 1.41 |
| 1937 | 4.16 | 1.40 |