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Hendon 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon RDC]

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3.—Vital Statistics for the Year.
Births-
Males. Females. Total.
Legitimate 166 138 304
Illegitimate 2 7 9
313
Birth Rate 16.04
Deaths 88 76 164
Death Rate 8.40
Number of Women dying in or in consequence of Childbirth—
From Sepsis Nil
Other Causes 1
Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—
Registered 10
Transferred in 3
13 (all legitimate).
Infantile Death Rate 41.53
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) Nil
4.—The Amount of Poor Relief.
The amount of Poor Law Relief in this district for
the year 1925 is as follows:—
Average weekly number of persons from the
district chargeable in the Redhill Institution
Edgware 38
Average weekly number of persons in receipt
of Outdoor Relief (ordinary) 59
Total Amount of Outdoor Relief (ordinary) £1,128
Average weekly number of persons in receipt of
Outdoor Relief (unemployed) 9
Total amount of Outdoor Relief (unemployed) £43
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