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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
Wandsworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics.
TABLE VII.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 46 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 62 | 63 | 57 |
| 1925 | 54 | 64 | 38 | 42 | 63 | 57 | 52 |
| 1926 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 52 | 81 | 72 | 64 |
| 1927 | 44 | 75 | 50 | 47 | 71 | 45 | 51 |
| 1928 | 63 | 53 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 56 | 49 |
| 1929 | 65 | 38 | 62 | 44 | 69 | 74 | 61 |
| 1930 | 53 | 35 | 41 | 53 | 71 | 66 | 55 |
| 1931 | 48 | 56 | 49 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 59 |
| 1932 | 50 | 73 | 69 | 37 | 78 | 70 | 62 |
| 1933 | 46 | 75 | 54 | 31 | 65 | 49 | 50 |
| Average for 10 years | 53 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 66 | 61 | 56 |
| 1934 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 74 | 52 | 58 |
| No. of deaths under 1 year, 1934 | 45 | 18 | 30 | 42 | 30 | 56 | 221 |
Maternal Mortality.
Five deaths occurred from accidents and diseases of pregnancy
and four from Puerperal Fever, giving a total of nine deaths after
childbirth. This is equivalent to a rate of 2.29 per 1,000 live and
still births, compared with 6 23 in 1933 and 3.0 in 1932.
In addition to the nine deaths which were due directly to
diseases of pregnancy and childbirth, five other women died at
childbirth from other diseases not associated with childbirth.
Enquiries into all maternal deaths, which were instituted in
1928 at the instance of the Ministry of Health have been continued.