London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Merton and Morden 1950

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

This page requires JavaScript

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
(Registrar General's Figures).
Population:
Registrar General's Estimate
75,790
Births:
M.
F.
Total
Live (Legitimate)
479
436
915
(Illegitimate)
9
14
23
488
450
938
Stillbirths
(Legitimate)
13
5
18
(Illegitimate)



13
5
18
Total Births
501
455
956
Birth Rate
12.38 per 1,000 population
Still Birth Rate
18.83 per 1,000 births
Deaths:
M.
F.
Total
Total Deaths
361
348
709
Death Rate
9.35 per 1,000 population
Infant Mortality:
Total deaths under one year 11
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 11.73
Deaths of Legitimate Infants under 1 year 10
Death Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births 10.93
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants under 1 year 1
Death Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births 43.48
Maternal Mortality:
Deaths from Sepsis Nil
Deaths from other maternal causes Nil
Maternal Death rate per 1,000 Live Births Nil
Zymotic Deaths:
Deaths from Measles Nil
Whooping Cough Nil
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) Nil
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases 1
Zymotic Death Rate (per 1,000 population) 0.01
Deaths from Tuberculosis:
All forms 25
Rate per 1,000 population 0.33
Phthisis: 24
Rate per 1,000 population 0.32
Deaths from Cancer: 151
Rate per 1,000 population 1.99
10