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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
Total M. B.
Live Births (Legitimate +
(Illegitimate +
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the esblnated resident population 18.32
Total M. F.
Still Births (Legitimate +
(Illegitimate +
Still Birth Rate per 1.000 total (live and still) Births 34.65
Total M. F.
Deaths +
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated average population 11.05
Deaths from puerperal causes:-
Puerperal Sepsis 1. Death Rate per 1,000 total births 2.56
Other Puerperal causes 1. " " " " " " 2,56
Death Rate from puerperal causes per 1.000 total (live arid still) births - 4.95
Death Rate of infants under one year of age:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 28.21
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 25.67
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 66.67
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 47
" " Measles (all ages) NIL
" " Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
" " Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 1
GENERAL PR0VISI0H OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE DISTRICT.
Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority or County Council.
A. (l) Infectious Diseases Joint Isolation Hospital in Barnet.
(2) Joint Smallpox Hospital at Cheshunt.
B. (l) Tuberculosis Hospital at Wareprovided by Herts. County Council.
(2) Maternity block with 24 beds at the Wellhouse Hospital.
Ambulancc Facilities.
Infectious Disease - Motor Ambulance at Isolation Hospital.
Non-Infectious Diseases - Two Motor Ambulances.
(1) Relieving Officer's Cases and Accidents:-
By Day arid Night - 'phone Barnet 0051,
Wellhouse Hospital,
Barnet.
(2) Private Cases By Day and Night - 'phone Barnet 5654.
1,689 cases of Non-Infectious Diseases were removed by the Motor Ambulances.
Information not to be published - Circular 2773 the Ministry of Health,
10th March, 1943.