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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
Merton and Morden 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS. (Registrar General's Figures).
| Population : | |||
| Registrar General's Estimate | 75,290 | ||
| Births : | M. | F. | Total |
| Live (Legitimate) | 644 | 663 | 1.307 |
| (Illegitimate) | 24 | 14 | 33 |
| 668 | 677 | 1,345 | |
| Stillbirths | |||
| (Legitimate) | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| (Illegitimate) | 2 | – | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | 29 | |
| Total Births | 683 | 691 | 1,374 |
| Birth Rate | 17.86 per 1,000 population | ||
| Still Birth Rate | 21.1 per 1,000 births | ||
| Deaths : | M. | F. | Total |
| 308 | 303 | 611 | |
| Death Rate | 8.1 per 1.000 population | ||
| Infant Mortality : | |||
| Total deaths under one year | 41 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births | 30.4 | ||
| Deaths of Legitimate Infants under 1 year | 39 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births | 29.8 | ||
| Deaths of Illegitimate Infants under 1 year | 2 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births | 52.6 | ||
| Maternal Mortality : | |||
| Deaths from Sepsis | 1 | ||
| Deaths from other maternal causes | Nil | ||
| Maternal Death Rate per 1,000 Live Births | 0.74 | ||
| Zvmotic Deaths : | |||
| Deaths from Measles | Nil | ||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ||
| Diarrhoea | Nil | ||
| 7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | 1 | ||
| Zymotic Death Rate (per 1,000 population) | 0.01 | ||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis : | |||
| All forms | 32 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 population | 0.42 | ||
| Phthisis : | 26 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 population | 0.34 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer : | 118 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 population | 1.56 | ||