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Borough of malden & Coombe
ANNUAL REPORT
of
THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
1937
Public Health Department,
Municipal Offices,
New Malden.
May, 1938.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Borough of Malden and Coombe.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present to you niv Annual
Report on the health and sanitary conditions of the
Borough of Maiden and Coombe for the year ended 31st
December, 1937. it has been prepared in accordance
with Ministry of Health circular 1650.
The Registrar General's estimate of population for
midyear 1937 of 37,270 showed an increase of 2,790
over the previous year. This is greater than the average
annual increase which has been taking place for a
number of years.
The corrected death rate was 9.2 per 1,000 population
compared with 12.4 for England and Wales. This
figure approximates to the average for the past five
years.
The birth rate of 15.1 per 1,000 population compares
with 14.9 for England and Wales and represents the
highest figure since 1930. There were again no deaths
of mothers in childbirth.
The infantile mortality rate was 37 per 1,000 live
births, the figure for the country as a whole being 58.