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Barnet 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet UDC]
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EXTRACT FROM VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS OF THE. ZEAR
| Total. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births (Legitimate | 452 | 230 | |
| (Illegitimate | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population: 19.64
| Total. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Births (Legitimate | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| (Illegitimate | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Still Birth Rate per 1.000 total (live and still) Births: 22.87 | |||
| Total. | M. | F. | |
| Deaths | 284 | 153 | 131 |
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated average population; 11.87
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 ages-
All infants per 1,000 live births: 21.28
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births: 17.70
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births: 111.11
Deaths from Cancer (ill ages): 41
" " Measles (all ages): Nil
" " Whooping Cough (all ages): Nil
" " Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age): 1
GENERAL PROVISION 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 Ware, provided by Herts. County Council.
(2) Maternity block with 52 beds at the tollhouse Hospital in Barnet.
Ambulance Facilities.
Infectious Disease - Motor Ambulance at Isolation Hospital.
Non-Infectious Disease - Two Motor Ambulances.
(1) Relieving Officer's Cases and Accidents:-
By Day and Night - 'phone BARnet 0051,
Wellnouse Hospital, Barnet.
(2) Private Cases By Day and Night - 'phone BARnet 2335*
2,158 cases of Non-Infectious Disease were removed by the Motor Ambulances.