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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Births notified 3,132
Corrected number of births 1,874
Notification Received from
| Midwives. | Doctors. | Lying-in Hospitals and Nursing Homes. | L.C.C. Institutions. | Parents. | M.O.H.'s. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 577 | 54 | 510 | 1,981 | — | 10 |
Stillbirths.—Fifty-nine stillbirths were allocated to this
Borough. Seventy-four were registered in the Borough, of
which number nineteen were outward transfers. Four
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 117, as compared with 130 in the previous year.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age
was equal to 62 per 1,000 of the corrected births.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age,
residents in London, was equal to 57 per 1,000 of the
total registered births.
The mortality rate of infants under one year of age
was five per thousand more in this Borough than in
London.