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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Maternal Mortality:
Number of women dying in consequence of childbirth Nil
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births Nil
Comparative figure for the County of Middlesex 0.20
Comparative figure for England & Wales 0.39
Infantile Mortality;

Table: Deaths of infants under 1 year of age: -

Deaths of infants under 1 year of age: -

MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate241842
Illegitimate1-1
251843

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Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births 21.92
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births - legitimate 22.67
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births - illegitimate 9.17
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births, County of
Middlesex 18.6
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births, England and
Wales 21.7

Table: Deaths of infants under the age of 4 weeks:-

Deaths of infants under the age of 4 weeks:-

MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate191332
Illegitimate1-1
201333

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Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 16.82
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births, County of Middlesex 14.5
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births, England and Wales 15.6
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