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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS 9
Extracts from Vital Statistics
Number of Live Births:
Males Females Total
Legitimate 2,124 2,043 2,167
Illegitimate 131 134 265
Total live births 2,255 2,177 4,432
Number of Stillbirths 43 44 87
Number of deaths 2,333 2,555 4,888
Birth-rate 13.27
Death-rate—Crude 14.63
Standardized 12.58
Rate per 1,000
(Live and Still) Births
Deaths from puerperal causes 2 0.44
Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births:
All infants 19
Legitimate infants 18
Illegitimate infants 26
Deaths from Cancer 1,110
„ „ Diphtheria 0
„ „ Scarlet Fever 0
„ „ Measles 0
„ „ Whooping Cough 0
„ „ Tuberculosis 68
Tuberculosis death-rate 0.20
There has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the year.