London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wanstead and Woodford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
| Stillbirths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | Males | 9 | Females | 8 | Total | 17 |
| Illegitimate | Males | 0 | Females | 0 | Total | 0 |
| Total | Males | 9 | Females | 8 | Total | 17 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births — 20.73.
Deaths.
Males — 288. Females — 284. Total — 572.
Crude Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population—11.47.
Adjusted Death Rate - 11.2.
Deaths from puerperal causes: —
| Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | NIL |
| Other maternal causes | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 1.2 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age: — | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 26.15 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 25.87 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 33.3 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 127 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | NIL |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 3 |