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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
Penge 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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| Total. | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Legitimate | 473 | 221 | 252 |
| Illegitimate | 18 | 9 | 9 | |
| Birth rate (R.G.), 17.9 per 1,000. | ||||
| Deaths, 296. Death rate (R.G.), 10.8 per 1,000. | ||||
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth | from sepsis | Nil. | ||
| other causes | Nil. | |||
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:
Legitimate, 30. Illegitimate, 3. Total, 33.
This equals a death rate of 67.2 per 1,000 births.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil.
„ Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 7
Births.
The births registered during the year numbered 491,
of which 230 were males and 261 females. This gives a birth
rate of 17.9 per 1,000, compared with 18.4 for 1924.
Birth Rate. Comparative Figures.
1925 1924 1923 1922 1921
17.9 18.4 20.4 19.0 21.3
Notification of Births Act.
Two hundred and two births were notified by Medical
Practitioners, 143 by midwives, and five by parents. Six were
not notified. Five notifications of still-births were received.