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Wembley 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Estimated number of inhabited houses
at the end of 1939 33,857
Rateable value:- Jlst December,
1939 £1,395,461
Sum represented by the product of
a Penny Rate (estimated) £5,418
Notified live births 1,735
Comparative figure for 1938 1,768
Notified still births 47
Comparative figure for 1938 53
Total deaths 879
Comparative figure for 1938 808
Maternal mortality -
Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis nil
Comparative figure for 1938 3
Other Puerperal causes 9
Comparative figure for 1938 nil
Infantile mortality -
Total infant deaths under one year 70
Comparative figure for 1938 79
Infantile death rate per 1,000 live
births 40.3
Comparative figure for 1938 43.31
Births taking place in hospital -
| Total No. of births notified. | No. of births at home. | No. of births in hospitals | No. of births - in M.C.C. hospitals. | Births in private Nursing Homes & at private addresses. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1782 | 504 | 960 | 619 * | 318 |
| 28.32% | 53.92% X | 34.72 inc. in preceding col. | 17.8% | ||
| 1938 | 1821 | 648 | 854 | 368 x | 319 |
| 35.6% | 46.956 X | 20.2% ditto. | 17.5% |
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