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Wembley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 17.18 | (18.23) |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15.53 | (18.23) |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births | 66.67 | (18.18) |
| Deaths from: Malignant Diseases | 234 | (228) |
| Measles (all ages) | — | (-) |
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | (-) |
Maternal Mortality.
| Deaths from Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 1 | (1) | ||||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 0.72 | (0.68) | ||||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 0.70 | (0.66) | ||||
| Per 1,000 population. | Per 1,000 Live Births. | Per 1,000 total births (live and still). | ||||
| Birth rate. | Still Birth rate. | Death rate. | Infantile mortality. | Maternal mortality. | Maternal mortality. | |
| Wembley | 10.83 | 0.22 | 8.10 | 17.18 | 0.72 | 0.70 |
| England and Wales | 15.00 | 0.36 | 11.70 | 24.90 | 0.66 | 0.64 |
| London | 15.10 | 0.31 | 11.50 | 23.20 | — | — |
| 160 County Boroughs, etc. | 14.90 | 0.35 | 11.60 | 25.10 | — | — |
| 160 Smaller towns, etc. | 14.90 | 0.36 | 11.60 | 25.20 | — | — |
Area in acres 6,294
Estimated number of inhabited houses at end of 1955 38,400
Rateable Value, 31st December, 1955 £1,614,487
Estimate of the product of a penny rate, 1955/56 £6,600
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