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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
Wembley 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Still Births. | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 27 | 22 | 49 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births) 32.98 | ||
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 53 | ||||||
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 51 | |||||
| Deaths. | ||||||
| 356 | 325 | 681 | ||||
| Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population | ||||||
| (Adjusted figure) | 9.33 | |||||
| (Crude rate) | 7.41 | |||||
| Maternal Mortality. | ||||||
| Rate per 1,000 live and still births. | ||||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis | 4 | 2.49 | ||||
| Other Puerperal causes | 1 | 0.62 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 3.11 | ||||
| Infantile Mortality. | ||||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:— | ||||||
| Legitimate | 40 | 21 | 61 | |||
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| 62 | ||||||
Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 39.90
Legitimate Infants per 1,000
legitimate live births 40.34
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000
illegitimate live births 23.81
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 5
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all
ages) 1
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 2
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