London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Mitcham 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Deaths of infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births 31.88
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate
births 32.01
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegiti-
• mate births 29.41
Deaths from:—
Cancer (all ages) 103
Measles 1
Whooping cough (all ages) 1
Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 2

Percentage of Births Occurring in Institutions

YearTotal birthsBirths in hospitals, etc.Percentage of births occurring in institutions
1930112936732.4
1981114337032.3
1982108438135.1
1938101042041.5
193498242843.5
193596947448.9
1986103349748.1
193797650151.3
1938102856956.3
198996651853.7
194085445353.0
194173740855.4
194298651852.5
1948104872769.4
194499667868.1
194599366166.5

Number of births notified by municipal midwives in 1945, 278.
The birth rates, death rates per 1,000 of population, and the
infantile mortality rates for the years 1925-45 are shown in the
following table: —