Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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
Year | Total births | Births in hospitals, etc. | Percentage of births occurring in institutions |
---|---|---|---|
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: —