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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
Barnet 1943
[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 | |||
| Illegitimate | + | |||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 17.39 | ||||
| Total | M. | F. | ||
| Still Births | Legitimate | |||
| Illegitimate | + | |||
| Still Birth Rate per 1.000 total (live and still) Births 21.74 | ||||
| Total | M. | F. | ||
| Deaths | ||||
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated average population 1-5.09 Deaths from puerperal causes 2 —
| Puerperal Sepsis | NIL. | Death Rate per 1,000 total births NIL |
| Other Puerperal causes | 1 | „ „ „ „ „ „ 277 |
Death Rate from puerperal causes per 1,000 total (live and still) births - 2.72 Death Rate of infants under one year of age:-
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 22.22 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 22.73 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | NIL |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 50 |
| " " Measles (all ages) | NIL |
| " " Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| " " 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 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.
(l) Relieving Officer's Cases and Accidents-
By Day and Night - 'phone Barnet 0051,
Wellhouse Hospital,
Barnet.
(2) Private Cases
By Day and Night - 'phone Barnet 5654.
1,981 cases of Non-Infectious Diseases were removed by the Motor Ambulances.
+ Information not to be published - Circular 2773 of the Ministry of Health,
10th March, 1943.