View report page

The birth-rate for the year was 14.06 per 1,000
of the population. The birth-rate for England and
Wales for 1942 was 15.8 and for the administrative
County of London, 14.0.
During 1942, the number of births recorded was
223 greater than the number of deaths, whereas in 1941
there were 124 fewer births than deaths.
The total number of births actually registered in
the district during the year amounted to 982, of which
9 were unnotified. The percentage of births notified
was therefore 99.08 as compared with 98.46% in 1941.
Two. hundred and fifty-one births were notified by midwives
MORTALITY
GENERAL MORTALITY AND DEATH RATE - The nett number of
deaths accredited to this district was 702, a decrease
of 69 as compared with the previous year.
This gives a death-rate of 10.67 per 1,000 of the
population, a decrease of 0.61 on the rate for the
previous year, which was 11.28.
The rate for England and Wales (1942) was 11.6
and for London 13.9.
INFANT MORTALITY.- There were 34 (3 illegitimate)
deaths of infants under 1 year of age, which gives an
infantile death rate of 36.75 per 1,000 births registered,
as compared with 25 deaths and a rate of 40.91
in the preceding year.
The corresponding rates for England and wales and
London were 49 and 60 respectively.
- 6 -