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Maternal Mortality in the County of London and
in Battersea, 1921-1936.
Year.
London.
(Rate per 1,000 live births.)
Battersea.
(Rate per 1,000 live births.)
Puerperal
Sepsis.
Other
Causes.
Total.
Puerperal
Sepsis.
Other
Causes.
Total.
1921
1.42
1.56
2.98
1.07
2.67
3.74
1922
1.36
1.48
2.84
0.82
1.64
2.46
1923
1.37
1.52
2.89
—
2.91
2.91
1924
1.24
1.84
3.08
1.27
1.59
2.86
1925
1.42
1.77
3.19
0.94
0.94
1.88
Mean (1921-1925)
1.36
1.63
2.99
0.82
1.95
2.77
1926
1.61
1.74
3.35
1.01
2.36
3.37
1927
1.31
1.60
2.91
0.36
1.78
2.14
1928
1.59
2.00
3.59
1.09
1.46
2.55
1929
1.88
1.73
3.61
0.76
1.15
1 .91
1930
1.93
1.40
3.33
1.51
2.26
3.77
Mean (1926-1930)
1.66
1.69
3.35
0.95
1.80
2.75
1931
2.01
1.80
3.81
2.02
4.04
6.06
1932
1.33
1.66
2.99
0.86
0.86
1.72
1933
1.69
1.97
3.67
1.77
0.44
2.21
1934
1.34
1.46
2.80
1.39
1.86
3.25
1935
1.15
1.43
2.58
—
1.90
1.90
Mean (1931-1935)
1.50
1.66
3.17
1.21
1.82
3.03
1936
0.75
1.17
1.92
1.37
0.91
2.29
Puerperal Fever Notifications in the County of London
and in Battersea, 1921-1936.
Year.
London.
(Rate per 1,000 live births.)
Battersea.
(Rate per 1,000 live births.)
1921
3.55
4.00
1922
3.28
3.55
1923
3.84
2.04
1924
3.43
4.78
1925
3.83
1.88
Mean (1921-1925)
3.59
3.25
1926
4.24
4.04
1927
3.57
3.21
1928
4.09
2.55
1929
4.46
1.53
1930
4.15
3.39
Mean (1926-1930)
4.10
2.94
1931
4.44
2.42
1932
3.51
1.72
1933
4.51
1.33
1934
4.48
4.64
1935
4.32
1.90
Mean (1931-1935)
4.25
2.40
1936
3.19
1.41