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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
Edmonton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Persons. Amount.
For the year 1937:— £
(a) Ordinary out-relief 4,042 44,029
(b) Unemployed out-relief 2,340 4,919
6,382 £48,948
| Live Births. | M. | F. | Total. | Grand Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 821 | 727 | 1,548 | |
| Illegitimate | 23 | 24 | 47 | 1,595 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of population | 15.69 | |||
| Still-births. | M. | F. | Total. | Grand Total. |
| Legitimate | 28 | 22 | 50 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | 50 |
| Total of live and still births | 1,645 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total births | 30.4 | |||
| Deaths. | M. | F. | Total. | |
| Number | 525 | 465 | 990 | |
| Rate per 1,000 population | ||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | Rate per 1,000 total | |||
| Deaths. | (live and still births. | |||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | 1.2 | ||
| Other Puerperal causes | 3 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 3.0 | |||
Death-rate of infants under one year of age.
M. F. Total.
Number 46 35 81
All infants per 1,000 live births 50.7
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 47.6
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 106.3
Deaths from cancer (all ages) 129
,, measles (all ages) 1
,, whooping cough (all ages) 1
,, diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 12
GENERAL INVALIDITY.
Although there is still much to be done to bring the various figures in
the vital statistics still lower we stand very favourably in relation to the
figures for the rest of England and Wales. It will need very great and
concentrated effort to further reduce the Maternal Mortality, as practically
everything that can be done is being done for the mother and child in
Edmonton.
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