London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Wembley 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

This page requires JavaScript

BOROUGH OF WEMBLEY.
INTERIM REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
for the Year 1943
To the
Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular
10/44 the Annual Report on the Health Services
The Borough for 1943 is again an Interim one,
mainly statistical in form. To comply
with the instructions of the Circular, however,
certain essential figures are omitted. Matters
Already presented in detail to the various
comittees if mentioned again in this Report are
referred to only shortly.
CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS 1943, from
figures supplied by Registrar General.
(some comparative 1942 figures within brackets).
Live Births.
Male Female Total
Legitimate 1,027 967 1,994 Live
(1,915) Birth
Illegitimate 46 31 77 Rate
(73) (-)
Stillbirths.
Legitimate 28 25 53 Rate per
(62) 1,000
Illegitimate 1 3 4 total
(4) (Live and
Still) births
26.79 (32.13).