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Merton & Morden Urban District Council.
HEALTH REPORT FOR 1920.
TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
MERTON AND MORDEN URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour of submitting my Annual Report for
the year 1920, being the thirteenth since Merton became an
Urban District and the eighth since its amalgamation with
Morden.
The birth-rate for the combined District was 19.8 per 1,000
of estimated population, as compared with 25.4 per 1,000 for
England and Wales.
The birth-rate in 1919 was 14.2, and in 1918 was 14 per
1,000 of estimated population
The standardised death-rate was 9.4 per 1,000 of estimated
population, as against 12.4 per 1,000 for England and Wales.
The death-rate in 1919 was 12.1, and in 1918 was 13
per 1,000 of estimated population.
The infant mortality rate was 72.4 per 1,000 of registered
births, as compared with 80 per 1,000 registered births for
England and Wales.