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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
Hayes and Harlington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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prohibitive price. It is better for young families to have easy
access from the ground floor to their gardens, as there is then an
induient for them to enjoy the fresh air. This particularly
applies where there are babies and young children.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births— | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 20.27 | |||
| Legitimate | 659 | 340 | 319 | |
| Illegitimate | 32 | 14 | 18 | |
| Stillbirths | 27 | 11 | 16 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 376 |
| Deaths | 260 | 131 | 129 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population7.62 |
The Comparability Factor for adjusting the local death rate to
that for the whole country after taking into consideration age
and sex is the same as last year, namely 1.36. The adjusted
death rate is, therefore, 10.36.
Deaths from puerperal causes:—
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil | 0.0 | ||
| Other puerperal causes | Nil | 0.0 | ||
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age— | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 43.4 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 42.4 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 62.5 | |||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 14 | 20 | 34 | |