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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
Hammersmith 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Births notified | 2,584 | |
| Corrected number of births | 1,922 | |
Notification Received fbom
| Midwives. | Doctors. | Lying in Hospitals and Nursing Homes. | L.C.C. Institutions. | Parents. | M.O.H.'s. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 | 54 | 653 | 1,127 | 3 | 42 |
Stillbirths.—Fifty-eight stillbirths were allocated to this
Borough. Seventy were registered in the Borough, of
which number nineteen were outward transfers. Seven
were born outside the Borough and were transferred by the
Registrar-General.
Deaths of Infants.—The corrected number of deaths of
residents under one year of age registered during the year
was 116, as compared with 131 in the previous year.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age
was equal to 60 per 1.000 of the corrected births.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age,
residents in London, was equal to 66 per 1,000 of the
total registered births.
The mortality rate of infants under one year of age
was six per thousand less in this Borough than in London.