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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
Hendon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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The following are the Birth Rates, Death Rates and
Infantile Mortality Rates of Hendon since 1900:—
TABLE VIII.
| Year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Infantile Mortality Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 27.5 | 11.9 | 133 |
| 1901 | 27.4 | 10.6 | 117 |
| 1902 | 28.7 | 10.8 | 90 |
| 1903 | 28.7 | 10.2 | 102 |
| 1904 | 27.7 | 12.1 | 137 |
| 1905 | 27.7 | 11.7 | 115 |
| 1906 | 25.5 | 10.9 | 98 |
| 1907 | 24.4 | 10.3 | 88 |
| 1908 | 24.7 | 10.0 | 91 |
| 1909 | 22.9 | 8.2 | 70 |
| 1910 | 22.1 | 7.7 | 80 |
| 1911 | 24.66 | 10.29 | 93 |
| 1912 | 23.8 | 8.51 | 54 |
| 1913 | 24.64 | 10.44 | 85 |
| 1914 | 24.12 | 8.96 | 56 |
| 1915 | 21.23 | 10.44 | 73 |
| 1916 | 19.33 | 10.16 | 67 |
| 1917 | 15.97 | 9.72 | 74 |
| 1918 | 12.09 | 11.67 | 54 |
| 1919 | 15.69 | 9.07 | 73 |
| 1920 | 19.78 | 8.24 | 47 |
| 1921 | 17.9 | 7.9 | 61 |
| 1922 | 17.45 | 9.00 | 45 |
| 1923 | 15.29 | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1924 | 14.55 | 8.70 | 42 |
| 1925 | 13.77 | 8.38 | 39 |
THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE again constitutes
a record. Only 36 infant deaths occurred, giving a rate of
39 per 1,000 births, When the Causes of and Age at death