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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

Wanstead and Woodford 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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Table: Stillbirths.(a)for calculating birth rates.

Stillbirths.

(a)for calculating birth rates.

LegitimateMales12Females6Total18
IllegitimateMales2Females0Total2
TotalMales14Females6Total20

Table: (b)for calculating infantile and maternal mortalities.

(b)for calculating infantile and maternal mortalities.

LegitimateMales10Females4Total14
IllegitimateMales2Females0Total2
TotalMales12Females4Total16

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Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births — 34.13.
Deaths.
Males — 269. Females — 282. Total—551.
Crude Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population — 11.1.
Adjusted Death Rate—10.88.
Deaths from puerperal causes: —
Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis 1
Other maternal causes nil
Total 1
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 1.7
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 30.24
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 31.38
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 55.5
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 94
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 4
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 7
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 3