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 |
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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 |
1961 | 17 |
SUMMARY OP VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1961
England and Wales | Borough of Hendon | |
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Live births | 17.4 | 13.44 |
Still births | 0.33 | 0.17 |
18.7(a) | 12.15(a) | |
All causes | 12.00 | 11.43 |