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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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TABLE OF COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS.
| per 1,000 population | per 1.000 Live Births | per 1,000 Total Births. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Rate | Still Birth Rate | Death Rate | Infantile Mortality | Maternal Mortality | ||
| Maternal Mortality | ||||||
| Wembley | 16.91 | 0.58 | 9.33 | 39.90 | 3.22 | 3.11 |
| England and Wales | 14.80 | 0.62 | 11.80 | 59.00 | 4.60 | 4.41 |
| London | 13 20 | 0.50 | 11 90 | 67.00 | ||
| 118 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 14.70 | 0.66 | 11.80 | 63.00 | ||
| 135 smaller towns— Estimated Resident population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census 1931 | 15.00 | 0.67 | 11.30 | 53.00 | ||
The Registrars of Births, Deaths and Marriages have
supplied me with the following figures:—
Total number of Marriages in the district during
1934:—
Churches of all denominations 396
Registry Office 196
592
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN
THE AREA.
(a) LABORATORY FACILITIES.
For many years you have sent to the Clinical Research
Association your samples of milk for bacteriological examination,
and specimens, and swabs for the detection of
Diphtheria, Typhoid, etc.— and to the laboratory of the
Royal Institute of Public Health your specimens of sputum
for the bacillus of tubercle. We have felt assured and safe
at these laboratories.
The following examinations were made during the year:-
| Examinations of Swabs | 845 |
| ,, ,, Blood Specimans | 9 |
| ,, ,, Sputum | 158 |
| ,, ,, Graded Milks | 134 |
| ,, Water | 7 |