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Wembley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 116
„ „ Measles (all ages) Nil
„ „ Whooping Cough
(all ages) Nil
„ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years) 12
COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS 1937.
| 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 | 16.19 | 0.67 | 7.31 | 43.62 | 1.08 | 1.03 |
| England & Wales | 14.9 | 0.60 | 12.4 | 58 | 3.23 | 3.11 |
| London | 13.3 | 0.54 | 12.3 | 60 | — | — |
| 125 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 14.9 | 0.67 | 12.5 | 62 | - | - |
| 148 smaller towns—resident populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census 1931 | 15.3 | 0.64 | 11.9 | 55 | - | - |
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
The figures for 1937 remained characteristic as of a new
Outer London Borough.
The birth rate had risen slightly (1936—16.07; 1937—16.19)
and remained higher than that for England and Wales (1936—
14.8; 1937—14.9). The crude death rate was much lower than
for the country as a whole, the areal Comparability Factor of
the Registrar-General being 1.26. The crude death rate for
Wembley (7.31) was only 58.1% that of England and Wales
(12.4).
As regards births the following table shows the notifications (corrected for inward and outward transfers) by doctors, midwives or parents, together with particulars as to where the confinements actually took place:—
| By whom notified. | At Home. | In Hospital. | In Nursing Homes, etc. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | 290 | 595 | 182 | 1,067 |
| Midwives | 417 | 138 | 156 | 711 |
| Parents | 65 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| Totals | 772 | 734 | 340 | 1,846 |