Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS 9
Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 2,592 | 2,426 | 5,018 |
Illegitimate | 276 | 246 | 522 |
Total live births | 2,868 | 2,672 | 5,540 |
Number of stillbirths | 50 | 48 | 98 |
Number of deaths | 2,319 | 2,672 | 4,991 |
Birth Rate—Crude | 16.3 | ||
Adjusted | 15.6 | ||
Death Rate—Crude | 14.7 | ||
Adjusted | 10.9 |
Deaths from puerperal causes .. 1 | 0-17 | |
Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births: | ||
All infants .. .. .......... | 22-7 | |
Legitimate infants | 22-9 | |
Illegitimate infants...... | 21-0 | |
Deaths from Cancer | 952 | |
„ „ Diphtheria | 0 | |
„ „ Scarlet Fever .. ........ | 0 | |
„ „ Measles | 0 | |
„ „ Whooping Cough ........ | 0 | |
„ „ Tuberculosis ...... | 34 | |
Tuberculosis death-rate | . 0-10 |
There has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the year.