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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Extracts from Vital Statistics
Live Births: Male Female Total
Legitimate 2,870 2,776 5,646
Illegitimate 437 407 844
Total 3,307 3,183 6,490
Rate per 1,000 population :
Crude 19.56
Adjusted 18.77
Stillbirths 55 48 103
Rate per 1,000 total live and still
births 15.62
Deaths:
All ages 2,089 2,358 4,447
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude 13.40
Adjusted 11.12
Infant Mortality Rates:
Deaths under 1 year 89 54 143
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live
births 22.03
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000
legitimate live births 21.96
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000
illegitimate live births 22.51
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths
under four weeks per 1,000 total
live births) 13.86
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths
under one week per 1,000 total live
births) 12.79
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths
and deaths under one week combined
per 1,000 total live and still-
births) 28.21
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000
total live and still births) 0.60
Number of deaths from Puerperal causes 4
Number of deaths from Cancer 868
Number of deaths from Tuberculosis 18