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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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The infant deaths were distributed throughout the wards of the Borough as follows:-
| Burnt Oak | 8 |
| Childs Hill | 8 |
| Garden Suburb | 6 |
| Central | 3 |
| Edgware | 3 |
| Park | 3 |
| West Hendon | 2 |
| Mill Hill | 2 |
| Golders Green | 1 |
| 36 |
TABLE I
The following table shows the Infantile Mortality Rates over various years.
| Year, | Death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births. |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 133 |
| 1910 | 80 |
| 1920 | 47 |
| 1930 | 50 |
| 1940 | 54 |
| 1941 | 57 |
| 1942 | 34 |
| 1943 | 39 |
| 1944 | 32 |
| 1945 | 29 |
| 1946 | 29 |
| 1947 | 27 >¡ |
| 1948 | 21 |
| 1949 | 22 |
| 1950 | 16 |
| 1951 | 22 |
| 1952 | 21 |
| 1953 | 16 |
| 1954 | 21 |
| 1955 | 21 |
| 1956 | 18 |