Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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AGE AT DEATH | MALES | FEMALES | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
Under 5 years | - | 1 | 1 |
5 and under 15 years | 1 | - | 1 |
15 and under 25 years | 2 | 2 | 4 |
25 and under 45 years | 8 | 15 | 23 |
45 and under 65 years | 125 | 102 | 227 |
65 years and over | 198 | 164 | 362 |
Total | 334 | 284 | 618 |
Of these 618 deaths, 133 males and 27 females died from cancer of the lungs or bronchus.
BIRTHS
During the year a total of 4,139 births were registered. In the same period 4,170 births were notified in accordance with Section 203 of the Public Health Act which were distributed as follows:-
DOMICILIARY | INSTITUTIONAL | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
LIVE | STILL | LIVE | STILL | |
Notified births which occurred in the Borough | 1,073 | 3 | 2,008 | 29 |
Birth notifications transferred outwards | 3 | - | 384 | 3 |
Birth notifications transferred inwards. | 4 | - | 1,405 | 38 |
Adjusted Total | 1,074 | 3 | 3,029 | 64 |
LIVE | STILL BORN | |
---|---|---|
Number born at home | 31 | 1 |
Number born in Hospital or Nursing Home | 207 | 32 |