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Wimbledon 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Rate of sixty-seven per thousand births. This figure shows
a slight decrease over that of seventy per thousand for the
previous year. During 1932 the Infantile Mortality Rate for
England and Wales was sixty-five.

Table: The following table gives the Infantile Death Rate in Wimbledon for the past ten years together with the comparative figures for England and Wales:—

The following table gives the Infantile Death Rate in Wimbledon for the past ten years together with the comparative figures for England and Wales:—

1923192419251926192719281929193019311932
Wimbledon :
No. of Iufautile Deaths38594627373835384515
Infantile Death Rate iper thousand births)44706033505546497067
Infantile Death Kate for England and Wales69757570696574606665

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Of the forty-five children under one year who died, the
cause of death in seven cases was broncho-pneumonia or acute
bronchitis. This was largely accounted for by the prevalence
of influenza during the latter part of 1932. In another
eighteen cases death was due to prematurity, marasmus,
debility, etc.
Infantile diarrhoea was responsible for four deaths.
The Infantile Death Rate for illegitimate children in
Wimbledon was 187.5 per thousand births.
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