Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Maternal Mortality in the County of London and in Battersea, 1921-1938.
Year. | London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | ||||
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Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Causes. | Total. | Puerperal Sepsis. | Other Causes. | Total. | |
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 |
1937 | 0·84 | 1·45 | 2·29 | — | 1·87 | 1·87 |
1938 | 0·79 | 1·12 | 1·91 | 2·37 | 0·47 | 2·84 |
Puerperal Fever Notifications in the County of London and in Battersea, 1921-1938.
Year. | London. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) | Battersea. (Rate per 1,000 live births.) |
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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 |
1937 | 4·16 | 1·40 |
1938 | 3·66 | 3·78 |