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Malden and Coombe 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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BIRTHS.
During the year 615 live births were registered, this
being 34 less than last year's total. The rate per 1,000
was 15.4 compared with an average of 15.0 for England
and Wales.
Of the total number 17 or 2.7 per cent. were
illegitimate.
DEATHS.
During the year 352 deaths were registered, being 51
more than in 1938.
One hundred and ninety-two deaths were registered
in the district and one hundred and sixty in institutions
and other districts.
The death rate per 1,000 population was 9.3 compared
with the average of 12.1 for England and Wales. Heart
disease and cancer were again the most prominent separate
causes of death.
The infantile mortality rate was 39.0 per 1,000 live
births and compares with 50.0 for the average of England
and Wales.
Twelve deaths occurred in illegitimate children under
one year of age.
The infantile mortality figures were strongly weighted
by this exceptional mortality among illegitimate infants.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
| M. | F. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Other tuberculosis | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | 2 | — | 2 |
| G.P.I., tabes, etc | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cancer | 29 | 33 | 62 |
| Diabetes | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Heart disease | 49 | 41 | 90 |
| Aneurysm | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 4 | 9 | 13 |