London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Southall 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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APPENDICES
| Total | Male | Female | Comparative Figures for 1957 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 778 | 399 | 379 | 757 |
| Illegitimate | 37 | |||
| Stillbirths— Legitimate | 7 | 3 | ||
| Illegitimate | ||||
| Deaths | 315 | |||
| Birth rate (live and stillbirths) per 1,000 of the estimated population | 1573 | |||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | ||||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the civilian population | ||||
Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Heading
| Deaths No. 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion — | Rate (live - | per 1,000and still) - | total births - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death rate of infants under 1 year of age:— All infants per 1,000 live births | ... | ... | 20.73 | 21.41 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | ... | ... | 19.28 | 21.14 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | ... | ... | 47.62 | 27.03 |
| Deaths from cancer (all ages) | ... | ... | 139 | 113 |
| Deaths from measles (all ages) | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths from diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years of age) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |