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Wandsworth 1957

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

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10 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1957

Table: Extracts from Vital Statistics

Extracts from Vital Statistics

Number of Live Births:
MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate2,4442,2054,649
Illegitimate199189388
Total live births2,6432,3945,037
Number of Stillbirths5842100
Number of deaths2,3142,6574,971
Birth-rate—Crude..14.92
Adjusted..14.32
Death-rate—Crude..14.72
Adjusted..10.15
Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births
Deaths from puerperal causes, Nil
Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births:
All infants15.6
Legitimate infants15.4
Illegitimate infants18.0
Deaths from Cancer1,161
„ „ Diphtheria0
„ „ Scarlet Fever0
„ „ Measles1
„ „ Whooping Cough0
„ „ Tuberculosis36
Tuberculosis death-rate0.10
There has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the year.