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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
Friern Barnet 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age.)
Male. Female. Total.
(Legitimate) 2 3 5
(Illegitimate) -
Total. 2 3 5
INFANT DEATH RATE (per 1000 live births) 14.1
INFANT DEATH RATE (per 1000 legitimate births) 14.9
INFANT DEATH RATE (per 1000 illegitimate births) 0.0
NEO-NATAL DEATH RATE (under 4 weeks per
1000 live births) 11.3
NEO-NATAL DEATH RATE (under 1 week per
1000 live births) 8.5
PERINATAL DEATH RATE (stillbirths and deaths under
1 week per 1000 total live
and still births) 19.6
PERCENTAGE OF ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS OF
TOTAL BIRTHS 5.0%
MATERNAL DEATHS (excluding abortion) 0.0
MATERNAL DEATH RATE (including abortion per 1000
births live and still) 0.0
DEATHS.
Male. Female. Total.
District 143 100 243
Friern Hospital 48 82 130
Total 191 182 373
DETH RaTE (per 1000 population including
Friern Hospital) 13.0
( " " " District only) 9.2
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