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Wimbledon 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
1945.
To The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Wimbledon.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Annual Report on the work of
the Public Health Department for the year ended 31st December, 1943.
The Report for 1943 is an ordinary report compiled in accordance with
the instructions contained in Circular 2773 of the Ministry of Health.

Table: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.

Area (in acres - Census, 1931)3,221
Population (Census, 1931)59,524
Number of inhabited houses:-
1921 (Census)11,926
1931 (Census)13,325
Number of families or separate occupiers
1921 (Census)13,998
1931 (Census)15,443
Rateable Value£811,330.
Sum represented by a penny rate:-£2,817.

Table: Extracts from Vital Statistics of tho Year 1943. (ftegistrar-General's Figures).

Extracts from Vital Statistics of tho Year 1943. (ftegistrar-General's Figures).

TotalM.F.
Live BirthsLegitimate790414376
(Illegitimate472126
(Total837435402
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population17.69
TotalM.F.
Stillbirths(Legitimate1358
(Illegitimate—-—
(Total1358
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births15.29
Total
Deaths680301379
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population14.37

Table: Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List)

Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List)

Rate per 1,000 total Deaths.(live & still) births.
No. 29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis-—-
No, 30 Other maternal causes11.18
Total11.18

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