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Malden and Coombe 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF
THE AREA.
Area 3,162 acres.
Registrar General's estimate of resident
population (mid-year 1939):—
For calculation of birth rates 39,930.
For calculation of death rates or the
incidence of infectious diseases 39,630
VITAL STATISTICS.
Total. M. F.
Live births 615 292 323 Birth rate per 1,000
(legitimate) 286 312 of the estimated
(illegitimate) 6 11 resident population 15.4
Stillbirths 15 9 6 Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still)
births 23.9
Deaths 352 179 173 Death rate per 1,000
of the estimated
resident population
Crude 8.8
Corrected 9.3
Deaths from puerperal causes Nil
Death rates of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 39.0
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 20.0
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 705.8
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 62
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2