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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
Wimbledon 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Wimbledon | England and Wales | 126 C.B's and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller towns (resident population 25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.91 | 6.31 | 8.14 | 5.30 | 6.82 | ||||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | ||||||||
| WIMBLEDON | – | – | – | – | ||||
| England and Wales | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.71 | ||||
| England and Wales | 8 | 4 | ||||||
BIRTHS.
The statistics supplied by the Registrar-General show that during
1949 the total number of registered live births belonging to Wimbledon
amounted to 875. In addition 23 stillbirths were registered. This
gives a birth-rate of 15.38 per thousand of the population, compared
with 16.59 per thousand for the previous year. 42 live births and 1
stillbirth were illegitimate.
Of the 23 stillbirths registered, only one was in respect of a
home confinement; no fewer than 22 stillbirths occurred in hospitals
or nursing-homes.
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