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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
Beddington and Wallington 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS.
| Total. | M. | F. | Birth Hate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 448 | 243 | 205 | 17.53 | ||
| Illegitimate | 20 | 7 | 13 | |||
| Total | 468 | 250 | 218 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | ||||||
| Still Births | 14 | 6 | 8 | 29.04 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | ||||||
| Deaths | 353 | 163 | 190 | 13.22 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | ||||||
| Deaths from Puerperal causes:— | ||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | ||||
| Other Puerperal causes | 1 | 2.07 | ||||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 21.36 | |||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 22.32 | |||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | _ | |||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 70 | |||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | |||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | |||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years of age) | 1 | |||||