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 Merton & Morden]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1938. (Registrar General's Figures).
Population: | ||||
Mid. 1938 Registrar General's Estimate | 68,980 | |||
Births | ||||
M. | F. | Total. | ||
Live (Leg.) | 453 | 506 | 959 | |
(Illeg.) | 17 | 14 | 31 | |
470 | 520 | 990 | ||
Birth rate | 14.3 | |||
Stillbirths | 16 | 11 | 27 | |
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 total births | 26.5 | |||
Deaths: | 268 | 241 | 509 | |
Death Rate | 7.3 | |||
Infant Mortality: | ||||
All deaths under 1 year | 39 | |||
Rate per 1,000 live births | 39.3 | |||
Deaths of leg. infants under 1 year | 34 | |||
Rate per 1,000 leg. births | 35.4 | |||
Deaths of illeg. infants under 1 year | 5 | |||
Rate per 1,000 illeg. births | 161 | |||
Maternal Mortality: | ||||
Deaths from Sepsis | 1 | |||
Deaths from other puerperal causes | 2 | |||
Maternal death rate | 2.94 | |||
Zymotic Deaths: | ||||
Deaths from Measles | — | |||
Deaths from Whooping Cough | — | |||
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 5 | |||
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | 7 | |||
Zymotic Death Rate (per 1,000 popu | ||||
lation) | 0.10 | |||
Deaths from Tuberculosis : | ||||
All forms | 53 | |||
Rate per 1,000 population | 0.76 | |||
Phthisis | 47 | |||
Rate per 1,000 population | 0.68 | |||
Deaths from Cancer | 89 | |||
Rate per 1,000 population | 1.2 |