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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 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]

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Table: Infantile Mortality.Deaths of infants under one year of age:—

Infantile Mortality.

Deaths of infants under one year of age:—

Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate1982729
(22)
Illegitimate112(22)

Table: Death rate of infants under one year of age :—

Death rate of infants under one year of age :—

All infants per 1,000 live births16.8(13.3)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live birth16.5(13.3)
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate birth22.5(-)
Maternal Mortality.
Deaths from Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion1(-)
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live births61(-)
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total (live an< still) births58(-)
Per 1,000 population.Per 1,000 Live Births.Per 1,000 total births (live and still).
Birth rate.Still Birth rate.Death rate.Infantile mortality.Maternalmor tality.Maternal Mortality.
Wembley13.80.229.616.8.61.58
England and Wales17.40.3312.021.40.340.33
Area in acres6,294
Estimated number of inhabited houses at end of 196138,800
Rateable Value, 31st December, 19613,086,556
Estimate of the product of a penny rate 1961/62£12,600