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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
Wood Green 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (acres) 1,607
Population—Estimate supplied by the Registrar-General 53,510
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1937, according to
the Rate Books) 13,758
Rateable Value, 1937 £525,365
Sum represented by a penny rate £2,088
| Live Births— | Total. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 638 | 332 | 306 | Birth Rate 12.3. |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 9 | 12 | |
| Stillbirths | 20 | 10 | 10 | Rate per 1,000 births, 30.3. |
| Deaths | 593 | 285 | 308 | Death Rate, 11.1. |
| Deaths from Puerperal causes:— | ||||
| Puerperal sepsis | 2 | Rate per 1,000 Births, 3.0. | ||
| Other Puerperal causes | 1 | Rate per 1,000 Births, 1.5. | ||
| Total | 3 | Rate per 1,000 Births, 4.5. | ||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:— | ||||
| All infants | 32 | Rate per 1,000 Live Births' 48. | ||
| Legitimate | 30 | Rate per 1,000 legitimate Live Births, 47. | ||
| Illegitimate | 2 | Rate per 1,000 illegitimate Live Births, 95. | ||
| Deaths from:— | ||||
| Cancer (all ages) | 79 | |||
| Measles (all ages) | 1 | |||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 5 | |||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 4 | |||