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Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total. | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 284 | 153 | 131 |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 1" | 5.11 | |||
| Total, | M. | F. | ||
| Still Births | Legitimate | 7 | 4 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births 26 | ||||
| Total | M. | F. | ||
| Deaths | 231 | 132 | 99 | |
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated average population 10.5
| Deaths from puerperal causess- | |
| Puerperal Sepsis NIL. Death Rate per 1,000 total births NIL, | |
| Other Puerperal causes NIL. " " " " " " NIL. | |
| Death Rate from puerperal causes per 1,000 total (live and still) births NIL. Death Rate of infants under one year of age:- | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 48.61 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 31.80 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 1,000 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 34 |
| " " Measles (all ages) | NIL |
| " " Whooping Cough (all ages) | NIL |
| " " Diarrhoea, (under 2 years of age) | 1 |
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH CERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT.
Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority or County Counc.il,
A. (l) Infectious Diseases Joint Isolation Hospital in Barnet.
(2) Joint Smallpox Hospital at Cheshunt,
B, (1) Tuberculosis Hospital at Ware, provided by the Herts. County Council.
(2) Maternity block with 22 beds at the Wellhouse Hospital.
Ambulance Facllities.
Infectious Diseases - Motor Ambulance at Isolation Hospital.
Non-Infectious Diseases - Two Motor Ambulances,
(1) Relieving Officer's Cases and Accidentss-
By Day and Night - 'phone BARnet 0051.
Wellhouse Hospital,
Barnet.
(2) Private Cases By Day - 'phone BARnet 0060.
Fire Station ,
High Street,
Barnet.
By Night - 'phone BARnet 233
1,173 cases of Non-Infectious Diseases were removed by the Motor Ambulances.