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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

Merton and Morden 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.(Registrar General's Figures),

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.

(Registrar General's Figures),

Population:
Registrar General's Estimate......65,880
Births:M.F.Total
Live (Leg.)5635261,089
(IIIeg.)253257
5885581,146
Still Births17926
Birth Rate 17.4per 1,000 population
Still Birth Rate 23.5per 1,000 births
Deaths:M.F.Total
304271575
Death Rate 8.7per 1,000 population
Infant Mortality:
Total deaths under 1 year27
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births23.5
Deaths of Legitimate infants under 1 year27
Death Rate per 1,000 live births23.5
Deaths of Illegitimate infants under 1 yearNil
Maternal Mortality:
Deaths from Sepsis1
Deaths from other principal causes—
Maternal Death Rate0.85
Zymotic Deaths:
Deaths from Measles1
Whooping Cough1
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)2
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases5
Zymotic Death Rate (per 1,000 population)0.076
Deaths from Tuberculosis:
All Forms39
Rate per 1,000 population0.59
Phthisis35
Rate per 1,000 population0.53
Deaths from Cancer116
Rate per 1,000 population1.7