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Southall-Norwood 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]
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* EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS.
| Total. | Male. | Female. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births— | Legitimate | 732 | 377 | 355 |
| Illegitimate | 27 | 15 | 12 | |
| Stillbirths | 21 | 15 | 6 | |
| Deaths | 350 | 174 | 176 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated population 16.25
Still-birth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 26.90
Crude Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 7.49
§ Comparability Factor 1.14
§ Comparable Death rate 8.53
Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's
Short List) :
Deaths Rate per 1,000 (live
and still) births.
No. 29. Puerperal Sepsis Nil. Nil.
No. 30. Other Puerperal Causes 1 1.28
Death rate of Infants under one year of age :—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 46.11
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 43.7
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 111.1
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 3
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 3
* See Note 1. on page 12.
§ See Note 2. on. page 12.