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Woolwich 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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11
SECTION II.—VITAL STATISTICS.

Table: In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, the following extracts from the vital statistics of the year are shewn belowTABLE No. 3.

In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, the following extracts from the vital statistics of the year are shewn below

TABLE No. 3.

Births—Legitimate2,097
„ Illegitimate58
2,155
Still-births73
„ Rate per 1,000 total births339
Birth Rate15.1
Deaths1,654
Death Rate11.6
Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions56.7
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, Child Birth .
(a) From Sepsis6
(b) From other causes2
Deaths of Infants under one year128
(a) Legitimate120
(6) Illegitimate8
Infantile Mortality Rate59
Deaths from Measles (all ages)1
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages)9
,, „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)6