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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 1954

[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:
Registrar General's Estimate (Mid-Year)73,270
Births:
M.F.Total
Live (Legitimate)408362770
(Illegitimate)13922
421371792
Stillbirths
(Legitimate)9918
(Illegitimate)———
9918
Total Births430380810
Birth Rate10.8 per 1,000 population
Corrected Birth Rate11.2: per 1,000 population
Still Birth Rate22.2 per 1,000 births
Deaths:
M.F.Total
Total Deaths328285613
Death Rate8.4 per 1,000 population
Corrected Death Rate9.0 per 1,000 population
Infant Mortality:
Total deaths under one year8
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births10.1
Deaths of Legitimate Infants under 1 year8
Death Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births10.4
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants under 1 year—
Death Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births—
Maternal Mortality:
Deaths from Sepsis—
Deaths from other maternal causes ...1
Maternal Death Rate per 1,000 Total Births1.23
Zymotic Deaths:
Deaths from MeaslesNil
Whooping CoughNil
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)1
7 Principal Zymotic Diseases1
Zymotic Death Rate (per 1,000 population)0.01
Deaths from Tuberculosis:
All forms8
Rate per 1,000 population0.11
Phthisis:6
Rate per 1,000 population0.08
Deaths from Cancer:144
Rate per 1,000 population2.0