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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Table: Stillbirths:

Stillbirths:

Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate141529
Illegitimate213
161632

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Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Total Births 15.68
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Home Population .21
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Total Births, England and Wales 24.0
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England and Wales .36
Deaths.
Male. Female. Total.
706 686 1,392
Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population 8.99
Death Rate corrected for comparison with other areas 9.35
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General 1.04
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population, County of Middlesex 9,9
Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England and Wales 11.3
Corresponding Rate for the Borough of Hendon for the year 1953 9.89
Maternal Mortality.
Number of women dying in consequence of childbirth 2*
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births .98*
Comparative figure for the County of Middlesex.53
Comparative figure for England and Wales .69
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Table: * The interval between the maternal condition and the date of death in one case exceeded 1 year.

* The interval between the maternal condition and the date of death in one case exceeded 1 year.

Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:-
Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate271037
Illegitimate235
291342
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births 20.9