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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Infantile Mortality.
Deaths of infants under one year of age:-
| Male | Female | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 46 | 27 | 73 | 76 (77) |
| (72) | ||||
| Illegitimate | 3 | - | 3 | |
| (5) |
Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 35.50 | (37.18) |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 35.51 | (36.11) |
| Illegitimate infants per . 1,000 live illegitimate births | 35.30 | (65.00) |
| Deaths from: Cancer (all ages) | 183 | |
| Measles (all ages) | - | |
| Whooping cough (all ages) | ||
| Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | ||
Maternal Mortality.
| Deaths from puerperal sepsis | 1 | (3) | ||||
| Other puerperal causes | (2) | |||||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 0.93 | (2.41) | ||||
| „„„ 1,000 total (live and still) births | 0.91 | (2.35) | ||||
| Per 1,000 population. | Per l,000 Live Births. | Per 1,000 total births (live and still) | ||||
| Birth rate. | Still Birth rate. | Death rate. | Infantile mortality. | Maternal mortality | Maternal mortality. | |
| Wembley | 18.58 | 0.46 | 9.34 | 35.50 | 0.93 | 0.91 |
| England and Wales | 17.60 | 0.50 | 11.60 | 46.00 | — | — |
| London | 15.00 | 0.42 | 15.70 | 61.00 | —- | — |
| 126 County Boroughs, etc. | 20.30 | 0.64 | 13.70 | 52.00 | - | — |
| 148 Smaller towns, etc. | 20.90 | 0.61 | 12.40 | 44.00 | — | — |