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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 108
„ „ Measles (all ages) 1
„ „ Whooping Cough
(all ages) 1
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 9
COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS, 1936.
| per 1,000 population | per 1.000 Live Births | per 1,000 Total Births (live & still) Maternal Mortality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Rate | Still Birth Rate | Death Rate | Infantile Mortality | Maternal Mortality | ||
| Wembley | 16.07 | 0.49 | 7.16 | 45.14 | 1.73 | 1.68 |
| England and Wales | 14.8 | 0.61 | 12.1 | 59 | 3.81 | 3.65 |
| London | 13.6 | 0.53 | 12.5 | 66 | - | - |
| 122 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 14.9 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 63 | - | - |
| 143 smaller towns— Resident population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census 1931 | 15.0 | 0.64 | 11.5 | 55 | - | - |
BIRTHS.
The live births of children of Wembley-resident parents
during 1936, born inside or outside the district, totalled
1,728, comprising 888 males and 840 females, and including
17 males and 20 females who were illegitimate. The total
number of births in 1935 was 1,605.
These figures give a live birth rate of 16.07, a slight
decrease on the figure of 16.19 for the previous year, whilst
the figures for England and Wales show an increase from
14.7 in 1935 to 14.8 in 1936.
The age distribution of the inhabitants of Wembley is
exceptional, with a tendency, no doubt, to become more
stabilised as the district becomes more fully developed. It
is to be anticipated that the district will continue to show a
higher percentage distribution among the young adult class
than does the population of the country as a whole. This
factor, no doubt, makes for the higher birth rate in the
district.
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