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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1951
Births.
Live Births:
Male.
Female.
Total.
Legitimate
1050
914
1964
Illegitimate
56
62
118
1106
976
2082
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population 13.36
Birth Rate corrected for comparison with other
areas 1,2.26
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General 0.91
Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England and
Wales 15.50
Corresponding Rate for the Borough of Hendon for
1950 13.15
Male. Female. Total.
Stillbirths:
Legitimate 20 20 40
Illegitimate 1 1 2
21 21 42
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births 20.10
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Home Population 0.27
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England
and Wales 0.36
Deaths.
Male.
Female.
Total.
791
844
1635
Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population 10,50
Death Rate corrected for comparison with other
areas 11.34
Comparability Factor supplied by Registrar General 1.08
Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England and
Wales 12.50
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