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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 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Table: Stillbirths.

Stillbirths.

Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate182038
Illegitimate---
182038
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Total Births18.66
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Home Population0.25
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Total Births, England & Wales23.00
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England & Wales0.37
Deaths:
Male.Female.Total.
7737851,558
Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population10.16
Death Rate corrected for comparison with other areas10.67
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar-General1.05
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population, County of Middlesex10.80
Death Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England & Wales11.70
Corresponding Rate for the Borough of Hendon for the year 195510.52
Maternal Mortality,
Number of women dying in consequence of childbirthNil
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total birthsNil
Comparative figure for the County of Middlesex0.58
Comparative figure for England and Wales0.56
Infantile Mortality.
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:-
Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate161733
Illegitimate123
171936
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births18.10
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births, County of Middlesex19.10
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1.000 live births, England and Wales23.80