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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
Twickenham 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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STATISTICS, SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISION
OP HEALTH SERVICES FOR AREA
BIRTHS
The births registered in the borough in 1941 are given in two forms, one for calculating the birth rate, the other for calculating infantile and maternal mortalities.
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Calculation of birth rate:- | |||
| Legitimate | 586 | 579 | 1,165 |
| Illegitimate | 38 | 31 | 69 |
| Total | 624 | 610 | 1,234 |
| (ii) Calculation of Infantile and Maternal Mortality rates:- | |||
| Legitimate | 567 | 576 | 1,143 |
| Illegitimate | 38 | 31 | 69 |
| Total | 605 | 607 | 1,212 |
The birth-rate for the year was 13.4 per 1,000 of
the population as compared with 14.2 for England and Wales.
The figures for 1940 were 14,67 and 14.6 respectively.
DEATHS
The nett deaths registered in the borough during
1941 were:–
Males 553 Females 643 Total 1,196
The death rate per 1,000 of the population for the.
year was 13.0. The death rate for England and Wales was 12.9.
The figures for 1940 were 14.8 and 14.3 respectively.
The main causes of death during the year were heart
disease (295) cancer (183) intra-cranial vascular lesions (103)
bronchitis (65) pneumonia (64) and tuberculosis (61).
MATERNAL MORTALITY
The number of deaths from puerperal causes during
1941 were as follows Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis - 1,
other maternal causes - 1.
The maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total (live and
still) births, was 1.6 compared with 2.23 for England and Wales.
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