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Wimbledon 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
1944.
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, 1944.
The Report for 3.944 is an ordinary Report compiled in accordance with
the instructions contained in Circular 2773 of the Ministry of Health,
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres - Census, 1931) 3,221
Population (Census. 1931) 59,524
Population (mid-1944) 44,800
Number of inhabited houses:-
1921 (Census) 11,926
1931 (Census) 13,325
- Number of families or separate occupiers:-
1921 (Census) 13,998
1931 (Census) 15,883
Rateable Value:- £811,200
Sum represented by a penny rate:- £3,140.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1944. (Registrar-General's Figures);
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 655 | 343 | 312 |
| Illegitimate | 45 | 25 | 20 | |
| Total | 700 | 368 | 332 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated | 15,62 | |||
| Total | F. | |||
| Stillbirths | Legitimate | 24 | 13 | |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | |
| Total | 24 | 13 | ||
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still)
births 33.14
Total M. F.
Deaths 705 342 363
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated
resident population 13.21
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the
Registrar-General's Short List):-
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live & still) births. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. 29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | 2 | 2.76 |
| No. 30 Other maternal causes | – | – |
| Total | 2 | 2.76 |
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