Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1950 3
Extracts from Vital Statistics
No. of Live Births | Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 2213 | 2137 | 4350 | |
Illegitimate | 137 | 118 | 255 | |
Total Live Births | 2350 | 2255 | 4605 | |
No. of stillbirths | 41 | 38 | 79 | |
No. of deaths | 2005 | 2007 | 4012 | |
Birth-rate | 13.79 | |||
Death-rate | 12.02 | |||
Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births | ||||
Deaths from puerperal and postabortive sepsis | — | — | ||
Deaths from other puerperal causes | 3 | .64 | ||
Total | 3 | .64 | ||
Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births: | ||||
All infants | 22 | |||
Legitimate infants | 21 | |||
Illegitimate infants | 35 | |||
Deaths from Cancer | 762 | |||
„ Diphtheria | 0 | |||
,, Scarlet Fever | 1 | |||
,, Measles | 0 | |||
,, Whooping Cough | 3 | |||
Diarrhœa, under 2 years of age | 2 | |||
,, Tuberculosis | 146 | |||
Tuberculosis death-rate | .44 |
There has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the
year and no noteworthy outbreaks of illness have occurred.