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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TABLE II
VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1933-1957.
Year | Population | Live Births | Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Population | Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 Population | Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | Infantile Mortality Rate | Maternal Deaths | Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1933 | 127,600 | 1,673 | 13.11 | 1,013 | 7.93 | 65 | 38 | 3 | 1.74 |
1934 | 131,075 | 1,643 | 12.53 | 1,065 | 8.12 | 71 | 43 | 3 | 1.77 |
1935 | 134,160 | 1,724 | 12.85 | 1, 146 | 10.07 | 87 | 50 | 3 | 1.69 |
1936 | 140,650 | 1,835 | 13.04 | 1,166 | 9.78 | 81 | 44 | 4 | 2.10 |
1937 | 143,800 | 1,792 | 12.46 | 1,291 | 10.59 | 81 | 45 | 5 | 2.69 |
1938 | 145,100 | 1,877 | 12.93 | 1,153 | 9.38 | 72 | 38 | 4 | 2.06 |
1939 | 142,000 | 1,837 | 12.94 | 1,184 | 8.41 | 63 | 34 | 5 | Not available |
1940 | 132,490 | 1,601 | 12.08 | 1,417 | 12.41 | 92 | 54 | 3 | |
1941 | 125,360 | 1,410 | 11.65 | 1,408 | 11.20 | 81 | 57 | 4 | |
1942 | 132,200 | 2,081 | 15.74 | 1,298 | 9.82 | 70 | 34 | 5 | |
1543 | 133,970 | 2,223 | 16.95 | 1,387 | 10.35 | 86 | 39 | 4 | |
1944 | 132, 360 | 2,245 | 16.96 | 1,347 | 10.18 | 72 | 32 | 4 | |
1945 | 137,770 | 2,239 | 16.25 | 1,379 | 10.01 | 65 | 29 | 3 | 1.30 |
1946 | 153,820 | 2,651 | 17.23 | 1,481 | 9.63 | 77 | 29 | 3 | 1.10 |
1947 | 158,670 | 2,671 | 16.83 | 1,522 | 9.59 | 77 | 27 | 4 | 1.45 |
1948 | 156,400 | 2,292 | 14.65 | 1,406 | 8.90 | 47 | 21 | 6 | 2.56 |
1949 | 158,430 | 2,251 | 14.36 | 1,522 | 10.56 | 50 | 22 | 5 | 2.17 |
1950 | 158,200 | 2,261 | 14.29 | 1,501 | 9.49 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0.87 |
1951 | 155,700 | 2,082 | 13.36 | 1,635 | 10.50 | 47 | 22 | 2 | 0.94 |
1952 | 156,400 | 1,981 | 12.66 | 1,598 | 10.22 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 0.49 |
1953 | 155,500 | 2,008 | 12.91 | 1,479 | 9.51 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0.49 |
1954 | 154,800 | 2,008 | 12.97 | 1,392 | 8.99 | 42 | 21 | 2* | 0.98* |
1955 | 154,000 | 1,934 | 12.55 | 1,559 | 10.12 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 0.51 |
1956 | 153,200 | 1,998 | 13.00 | 1,558 | 10.16 | 36 | 18 | Nil | Nil |
1957 | 152,600 | 1,917 | 12.56 | 1,525 | 9.99 | 42 | 21 | Nil | Nil |
*The interval between the maternal condition and the date of death in one case exceeded 1 year. |