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

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Penge 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]

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Still-) Legitimate 15 - 10 - 5
Births I Illegitimate 3 - 2 - 1
Still-birth rate, per 1,000 total
(live and still) births 41-5
Deaths 318 - 162 - 156
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population,
12.4.
Adjusted Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident
population, 11.4.
Deaths from puerperal causes: Nil.
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:
Legitimate, 28 Illegitimate, Nil. Total, 28.
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:
All infants per 1,000 live births 67.4
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 71 -9
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births Nil
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 50
„ „ Measles (all ages) 1
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) -
„ „ Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 4
Births.
The live births registered during the year numbered 415,
of which 228 were males and 187 females. This gives a birth
rate of 16-2 per 1,000 compared with 16-1 for 1937.