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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1950 3
Extracts from Vital Statistics
| No. of Live Births | Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2213 | 2137 | 4350 | |
| Illegitimate | 137 | 118 | 255 | |
| Total Live Births | 2350 | 2255 | 4605 | |
| No. of stillbirths | 41 | 38 | 79 | |
| No. of deaths | 2005 | 2007 | 4012 | |
| Birth-rate | 13.79 | |||
| Death-rate | 12.02 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births | ||||
| Deaths from puerperal and postabortive sepsis | — | — | ||
| Deaths from other puerperal causes | 3 | .64 | ||
| Total | 3 | .64 | ||
| Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births: | ||||
| All infants | 22 | |||
| Legitimate infants | 21 | |||
| Illegitimate infants | 35 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer | 762 | |||
| „ Diphtheria | 0 | |||
| ,, Scarlet Fever | 1 | |||
| ,, Measles | 0 | |||
| ,, Whooping Cough | 3 | |||
| Diarrhœa, under 2 years of age | 2 | |||
| ,, Tuberculosis | 146 | |||
| Tuberculosis death-rate | .44 | |||
There has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the
year and no noteworthy outbreaks of illness have occurred.