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 3
Burnt Oak 5
West Hendon 2
Central 3
Park 5
Golders Green 1
Garden Suburb -
Childs Hill 4
Edgware 4
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TABLE 1.
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 |
1958 | 14 |