Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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:-
Mill Hill 7
Burnt Oak 2
West Hendon 6
Central 4
Park 2
Golders Green 7
Garden Suburb 6
Childs Hill 6
Edgware 2
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TABLE I.
The following table shows the Infantile Mortality Rates over the 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 |
1950 | 16 |
1951 | 22 |
1952 | 21 |
1953 | 16 |
1954 | 21 |
1955 | 21 |
1956 | 18 |
1957 | 21 |