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Wimbledon 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1932.

(Registrar-General's Figures).

Total.M.F.
Live BirthsLegitimate635320315
Illegitimate321517
Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 11.22
Stillbirths1275
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births17.66
Deaths713332381
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 11.99
Percentage of Total Deaths occurring in Hospitals andsimilar Institutions 37.58
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List):—
Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live & still) births.
No. 29. Puerperal sepsis11.47
No. 30. Other puerperal causes...
Total1...147
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births67.46
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births61.41
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births187.50
Deaths from Measles (all ages)4
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages)
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)4