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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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(b) for calculating infantile and maternal mortalities.
| Legitimate | Males | 299 | Females | 251 | Total | 550 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 6 | Females | 10 | Total | 16 |
| Total | Males | 305 | Females | 261 | Total | 566 |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—12.6. | ||||||
| Stillbirths. | ||||||
| (a) for calculating birth rates. | ||||||
| Legitimate | Males | 9 | Females | 12 | Total | 21 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 1 | Females | 0 | Total | 1 |
| Total | Males | 10 | Females | 12 | Total | 22 |
| (b) for calculating infantile and maternal mortalities. | ||||||
| Legitimate | Males | 8 | Females | 12 | Total | 20 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 1 | Females | 0 | Total | 1 |
| Total | Males | 9 | Females | 12 | Total | 21 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births—34.75.
Deaths.
Males—315. Females—338. Total—653.
Crude Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—13.4.
Adjusted Death Rate—13.1.
Deaths from puerperal causes: —
Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis Nil
Other maternal causes Nil
Total Nil
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births nil
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 31.8
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 32.7
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 101
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) Nil