London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1949.
| No. of Live Births | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2537 | 2259 | 4796 |
| Illegitimate | 133 | 124 | 257 |
| Total Live Births | 2670 | 2383 | 5053 |
| No. of stillbirths | 57 | 52 | 109 |
| No. of deaths | 1975 | 2016 | 3991 |
| Birth-rate 15.08 | |||
| Death-rate 11.92 | |||
| Deaths from puerperal and postabortive sepsis | - | ||
| Deaths from other puerperal causes | .19 | ||
| Total | .19 | ||
| Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births:— | |||
| All infants | 26 | ||
| Legitimate infants | 24 | ||
| Illegitimate infants | 58 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer | 707 | ||
| ,, Diphtheria | 0 | ||
| ,, Scarlet Fever | 0 | ||
| ,, Measles | 0 | ||
| ,, Whooping Cough | 3 | ||
| ,, Diarrhoea, under 2 years of age | 3 | ||
| ,, Tuberculosis | 152 | ||
| Tuberculosis death-rate | .45 | ||
There has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the
year and no noteworthy outbreaks of illness have occurred.