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 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 |
| 1959 | 19 |
| 1960 | 22 |
| England and Wales | Borough of Hendon | |
|---|---|---|
| BIRTHS | Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |
| Live births | 17. 1 | 12.39 |
| Still births | 0. 34 | 0. 22 |
| 19.7(a) | 17.04(a) | |
| All causes | 11.5 | 11.11 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.07 | |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | |
| Influenza | 0.01 | |