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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 1958

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

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS 9

Table: Extracts from Vital Statistics Number of Live Births:

Extracts from Vital Statistics Number of Live Births:

MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate2,4462,3054,751
Illegitimate216206422
Total live births2,6622,5115,173
Number of Stillbirths6053113
Number of deaths2,3962,7975,193
Birth-rate—Crude15.30
Adjusted14.68
Death-rate—Crude15.36
Adjusted10.75
Rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births
Deaths from puerperal causes 50.94
Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births:
All infants19.3
Legitimate infants18.9
Illegitimate infants23.9
Deaths from Cancer1,174
„ „ Diphtheria0
„ „ Scarlet Fever0
„ „ Measles0
„ „ Whooping Cough0
„ „ Tuberculosis48
Tuberculosis death-rate 0.14

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There has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the year.