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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

Walthamstow 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: The maternal mortality rates (per 1,000 total births) for the past five years have been given as follows:-

The maternal mortality rates (per 1,000 total births) for the past five years have been given as follows:-

Year.Total Births Registered.Deaths.Rates per 1,000 Births. (Live and Still)
Puerperal Sepsis.Other Puerperal Causes.Total.Puerperal Sepsis.Other Puerperal Causes.Total.
19531,492-22-1.341.34
19521,541-33-1.951.95
19511,075--21.19-1.19
19501,0 5------
19491,803-22-1.071.07