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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
Hayes and Harlington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births— | | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident ( population .. 21.42) | |||
| Legitimate .. | 826 | 435 | 391 | |
| Illegitimate .. | 26 | 17 | 9 | |
| Stillbirths | 31 | 14 | 17 | i Rate per 1,000 total (live 1 and still)births 35.1 |
| Deaths | 316 | 163 | 153 | 1 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident ( population .. 7.94 |
The Comparability Factor for adjusting the local death rate to
that for the whole country after taking into consideration age
and sex is the same as last year, namely 1.36. The adjusted
death rate is, therefore, 10.8.
Deaths from puerperal causes :—
| Puerperal sepsis .. | .. Nil | 0.0 |
| Other puerperal causes | 1 | 1.13 |
| Total | 1 | 1.13 |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 66.9 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 66.5 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births . . | 76.9 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | — | — |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) .. | 2 | — | 2 |
| Deaths from Diarrluea (under 2 years of age) | 6 | 7 | 13 |