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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

Malden and Coombe 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.

CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE.

Prematurity 23 minutes ; 3 hours.
Congenital Diseases, Malformations, etc. 121 hour; 17 hours; 1 day; 2 weeks; 1 month; 1 month; 1 month; 5 weeks; 2 months; 2 months; 6 months; 7 months.
Birth Injuries 2i8 hours; 2 days.
Whooping Cough 31 month; 2 months; 8 months.
Gastroenteritis 22 months; 1 week.

Table: SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

SUMMARY OF BIRTH, INFANTILE MORTALITY AND DEATH RATES FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

Year.Births.infantile Mortality.Deaths.
193313.060.49.6
1SI3412. 253.28.9
193514.132.87.9
193614.643.69.6
193715.137.19.2
Average for past 5 years13.845.49.0

Table: WARDS STATISTIC TABLE.

WARDS STATISTIC TABLE.

Wards.Acres.Est. Inhab. Houses MidYear 1937.Est. Pop. MidYear 1937.Deaths.Infantile Deaths.
Coombe1,3121,4574,87042o
Dickerage2258754,395336
Mount1139653,995353
Cambridge2128503,045303
Norbiton Park2078902,985252
Central1127552,935311
Burlington1721,4005,294562
Maiden Manor St. James446 3633,2849,751136 1 372
3,16210,47637,27032521