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 2,114 2,016 4,130
Illegitimate 442 403 845
Totals 2.556 2.419 4,975
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude 15.67
Adjusted 15.04
Stillbirths: 42 28 70
Rate per 1.000 total live and still
births 13.77
Deaths:
All ages 1,894 2,152 4.046
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude 12.74
Adjusted 10.70
Infant Mortality Rates:
Deaths under 1 year 61 37 98
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live
births 19.70
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000
legitimate live births 17.70
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000
illegitimate live births 30.00
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths
under four weeks per 1,000 total
live births) 15.07
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate(deaths
under one week per 1,000 total live
births) 13.26
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths
and deaths under one week combined
per 1,000 total live and stillbirths)
27.00
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000
total live and still births) 0.40
Number of deaths from puerperal causes 2
Number of deaths from cancer 838
Number of deaths from tuberculosis 7