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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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VITAL STATISTICS as supplied by the Registrar General.
| Live Births | Male. | Female. | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 913 | 842 | 1,755 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident populationtion 15.35 | |||||
| Illegitimate | 27 | 42 | 69 | ||||||
| Still Births | Rate per 1,000 total (live & still) | ||||||||
| Legitimate | 21 | 30 | 51 | ||||||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| births | 28.24 | ||||||||
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 0.45 | ||||||||
| deaths. | |||||||||
| 425 | 379 | 804 | |||||||
| Death Rate per 1,000 estimated population:- | |||||||||
| Crude Rate | 6.77 | ||||||||
| Adjusted by Areal Comparability Factor of Registrar-General (1.26) | 8.53 | ||||||||
| Maternal mortality. | |||||||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | ||||||||
| Other Puerperal Causes | - | ||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births | 1.64 | ||||||||
| Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 1.60 | ||||||||
| infantile mortality. | |||||||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age:- | |||||||||
| Legitimate | 45 | 28 | 73 | ||||||
| Illegitimate | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 79 | |||||||||
| Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age:- | |||||||||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 43.31 | ||||||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 40.02 | ||||||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate liv births | 86.96 | ||||||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 127 | ||||||||
| „ „ Measles (all ages) | 4 | ||||||||
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | l | ||||||||
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 11 | ||||||||