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Barnet 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
| Live Births | Legitimate | 308 154 | 154 | |
| Illegitimate | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 15.37 | |||
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
| Still Births | Legitimate | 9 | 9 | - |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 30.40 | |||
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
| Deaths | 203 | "9'3" | 110 | |
| Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9.78 | |||
Deaths from puerperal causes:-
Puerperal Sepsis NIL. Death Rate per 1,000 total births NIL®
Other Puerperal causes NIL. " " " " " " NIL.
Death Rate from puerperal causes per 1,000 total (live and still)
births NIL,
Death Rate of infants under one year of age:-
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 25 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 91 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 32 |
| " " Measles (all ages) | 1 |
| " " Whooping Cough (all ages) | NIL |
| " " Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 |
GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT.
Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority or County
Councilo.
A. (1) Infectious Diseases Joint Isolation Hospital in Barnet.
(2) Joint Smallpox Hospital at Cheshunt.
B. (l) Tuberculosis Hospital at Ware, provided by the Herts County
Council.
(S) Maternity block with 22 beds at the Wellhouse Hospital.
Ambulance Facilities.
Infectious Diseases - Motor Ambulance at Isolation Hospital.
Non-Infectious Diseases - Motor Ambulance.
By Day and Night - phone BARnet 2336,
The Old Court House,
Wood Street;
Barne t,
1713 cases of Non-Infectious Diseases were removed by the Motor
Ambulance.