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Southall 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS.
Table II.
| Total | Male | Female | Comparative figures for 1943 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 859 | 429 | 430 | 791 |
| Illegitimate | 55 | 27 | 28 | 39 |
| Stillbirths—Legitimate | 19 | ii | 8 | } 25 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | i | 1 | |
| Deaths | 443 | 239 | 204 | 492 |
| Birthrate (live and stillbirths) per 1,000 of estimated population | 1909 | 1718 | ||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | — | 2922 | ||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 904 | 989 | ||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List): | ||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
| No. 29. Puerperal sepsis | _ | — | } -.9 | |
| No. 30. Other puerperal causes . | _ | — | ||
| Total . | — | — | ||
| Death rate of infants under 1 year of age :— | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 45.9 | 53.01 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 41.9 | 51.83 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 109.1 | 76.91 | ||
| Deaths from cancer (all ages) | 69 | 97 | ||
| Deaths from measles (all ages) | — | 2 | ||
| Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) | 1 | — | ||
| Deaths from diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years of age) | 4 | 12 | ||