London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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MATERNAL MORTALITY
Number of women dying in consequence of childbirth 1
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births 46
Comparative figure for the County of Middlesex 0.38
Comparative figure for England and Wales 0.33
INFANTILE MORTALITY

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

Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:-

MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate181533
Illegitimate123
191736

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Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births 17.03
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births-legitimate 16.77
Death Rate of infants under l year of age per 1,000 live births/ illegitimate 20.54
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births, County
of Middlesex 20.4
Death Rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births, England
and Wales 21.4

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

Deaths of infants under the age of 4 weeks:-

MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate17724
Illegitimate123
18927

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Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 12.77
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births, County of Middlesex 15.6
Neo-natal Mortality rate per 1,000 live births, England and Wales 15.5
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