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Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics. 19
TABLE VI.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46 | 73 | 69 | 37 | 78 | 70 | 62 |
| 1933 | 46 | 75 | 54 | 31 | 65 | 49 | 50 |
| 1934 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 74 | 52 | 58 |
| 1935 | 73 | 52 | 47 | 60 | 42 | 49 | 55 |
| 1936 | 58 | 55 | 75 | 52 | 56 | 55 | 58 |
| 1937 | 62 | 69 | 64 | 49 | 54 | 69 | 62 |
| Average for 10 years | 57 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 61 | 60 | 56 |
| 1938 | 41 | 33 | 52 | 65 | 54 | 38 | 46 |
| No. of deaths under 1 year, 1938 | 35 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 22 | 44 | 189 |
Maternal Mortality.
Eleven deaths occurred from accidents and diseases of pregnancy
and two from Puerperal Fever, giving a total of 13 deaths after
childbirth. This is equivalent to a rate of 3.11 per 1,000 live and
still births, compared with 3.18 in 1937 and 1.72 in 1936.
Enquiries into all maternal deaths, which were commenced
in 1928 at the instance of the Ministry of Health, have been continued.
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