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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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
7
Extracts from Vital Statistics
Number of Live Births: | Male | Female | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 2,913 | 2,704 | 5,617 | ||
Illegitimate | 401 | 384 | 785 | ||
3,314 | 3,088 | 6,402 | |||
Rate per 1,000 population: | |||||
Crude | 18.3 | ||||
Adjusted | 17.5 | ||||
Number of stillbirths | 41 | 50 | 91 | ||
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | 14.0 | ||||
Percentage of illegitimate live births to total live births | 12.2 | ||||
Number of deaths: | |||||
All ages | 2,422 | 2,800 | 5,222 | ||
Under 1 year | 80 | 46 | 126 | ||
Puerperal causes | — | 3 | 3 | ||
Rate per 1,000 population: | |||||
Crude | 14.9 | ||||
Adjusted | 11.8 | ||||
Infantile Mortality Rates: | |||||
Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 19.6 | ||||
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 19.4 | ||||
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 21.6 | ||||
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 13.2 | ||||
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) | 11.2 | ||||
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 25.1 | ||||
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 0.46 | ||||
Number of deaths from Cancer | ... | ... | 909 | ||
„ „ „ „ Diphtheria | ... | ... | 0 | ||
„ „ „ „ Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 0 | ||
„ „ „ „ Measles | ... | ... | 0 | ||
„ „ „ „ Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 0 | ||
„ „ „ „ Tuberculosis | ... | ... | 25 | ||
„ „ „ „ Meningococcal Infection | ... | ... | 1 |
I here has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the year.