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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

Wandsworth 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Vital Statistics 9

Table: TABLE IV.Infantile mortality and maternal mortality in the Borough of Wandsworth during the last 49 years.

TABLE IV.

Infantile mortality and maternal mortality in the Borough of Wandsworth during the last 49 years.

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Infantile MortalityMaternal Mortality
YearNo. of BirthsNo. of Deaths under 1 yearMean Rate per 1,000 live birthsDeathsMean Rate per 1,000 live and still births
1901/10(10 years)68,4647,4981092263.2
1911/20(10 years)61,8805,289851993.1
1921/30(10 years)52,3672,919561813.4
1931/38(8 years)31,9071,810561163.4
1945/49(5 years)28,0329053221.73
19495,053131261.19