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Barnet 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total. | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 272 | 159 | 113 | |
| Illegitimate | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 12.64 | |||||
| Total. | M. | F. | |||
| Still Births | Legitimate | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Illegitimate | - | ||||
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births 34.36 | |||||
| Total. | M, | F. | |||
| Deaths | 265 | 123 | 142 | ||
Death Rate per 1.000 of the estimated average population 11.9
Deaths from puerperal causes
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 25=08
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 18.51
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 222.22
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 32
" " Measles (all ages) Nil
" " Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
" " Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) Nil
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT.
Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority or County Council.
A. (1) 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 24 beds at the Wellhouse Hospital.
Ambulance Facilities.
Infectious Diseases - Motor Ambulance at Isolation Hospital.
Non-Infectious Diseases - Two Motor Ambulances.
(1) Relieving Officer's Cases and Accidents;-
By Day and Night - 'phone BARnet OO51.
Wellhouse Hospital,
Barnet.
(2) Private Cases By Day - 'phone BARnet 0060.
Fire Station ,
High Street,
Barnet.
By Night - 'phone BARnet 2336.
1,492 cases of Non-Infectious Diseases were removed by the Motor Ambulances.