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Wembley 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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BOROUGH OF WEMBLEY
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
for the Year 1944
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular No. 49/45,
the Annual Report on the Health of the Borough for 1944 is again
an interim one, and, as formerly in the war years, is mainly
statistical in form, the pattern being similar to the Report for
1943. Matters already presented in detail to the various Committees
are mentioned again in this report only shortly.
(Some comparative 1943 figures within brackets.)
| Live Births. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,102 | 954 | 2,056 | Live birth rate per 1,000 estimated population 18.58 |
| (l,994) | ||||
| Illegitimate | 47 | 38 | 85 | |
| (77) | (17.6) | |||
| Legitimate | 23 | 25 | 48 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 24.16 (26.79) Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated population 0.46. |
| (53) | ||||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| (4) | ||||
| 566 | 511 | 1,077 | Death rate per 1,000 estimated population — Crude rate 9.34 |