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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
Edmonton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| M. | F. | Total. | Grand Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 33 | 26 | 59 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 3 | 62 |
| * Total of live and still births | 1,693 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total births | 36.6 | |||
| M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Number | 490 | 466 | 956 | |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 9.26 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total | ||||
| Deaths. | (live and still) births. | |||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | 1.18 | ||
| Other Puerperal causes | 1 | .59 | ||
| 3 | 1.77 | |||
| M. | F. | Total. | ||
| Number | 50 | 23 | 73 | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 44.7 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 44.0 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 73.0 | |||
| Deaths from cancer (all ages) | 126 | |||
| ,, ,, measles (all ages) | 1 | |||
| ,, ,, whooping cough (all ages) | 1 | |||
| ,, ,, diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 14 | ||||
GENERAL INVALIDITY.
The efforts that have been made are bringing forth good fruit and serve
to stimulate the staff to make further efforts to improve conditions in the
Borough. As I have already remarked, our Maternal Mortality figure and
Death Rate are indicative of good work.
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