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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 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.(Registrar General's Figures).

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.

(Registrar General's Figures).

Population :
Census74,602
Registrar General's Estimate (MidYear)74,140
Births :
M.F.Total
Live (Legitimate)402440842
(Illegitimate)141428
416454870
Stillbirths
(Legitimate)8311
(Illegitimate)---
8311
Total Births424457881
Birth Rate11.73 per 1,000 population
Still Birth Rate12.48 per 1,000 births
Deaths :
M.F.Total
Total Deaths371339710
Death Rate9.58 per 1,000 population

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Infant Mortality :
Total deaths under one year 13
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 14.94
Deaths of Legitimate Infants under 1 year 12
Death Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births 14.25
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants under 1 year 1
Death Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births 35.71
Maternal Mortality :
Deaths from Sepsis —
Deaths from other maternal causes 1
Maternal Death Rate per 1,000 Total Births 1.13
Zymotic Deaths :
Deaths from Measles Nil
Whooping Cough Nil
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) Nil
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases Nil
Zymotic Death Rate (per 1,000 population) Nil
Deaths from Tuberculosis :
All forms 16
Rate per 1,000 population 0.22
Phthisis : 14
Rate per 1,000 population 0.19
Deaths from Cancer : 147
Rate per 1,000 population 2.0
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