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Malden and Coombe 1944
[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 1944) | 35,480 | ||||||
| VITAL STATISTICS. | |||||||
| Total. | M. | F. | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 18.0 | |||
| Live births | 639 | 322 | 317 | ||||
| (legitimate) | 302 | 298 | |||||
| (illegitimate) | 20 | 19 | |||||
| Stillbirths | 14 | 9 | 5 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 21.4 | ||
| Deaths | 326 | 167 | 159 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9.1 | ||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Total (Live & Still) Birth*. | |||||
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil | Nil | |||||
| Other Maternal Causes | 1 | 1.5 | |||||
| Death rates of Infants under one year of age:— | |||||||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 29.7 | ||||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 30.0 | ||||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 20.5 | ||||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 52 | ||||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | Nil | ||||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil | ||||||
| Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 1 | ||||||