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Surbiton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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Death rate of infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births 3114
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 41 01
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 3448
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 76
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 1
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages)
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 3
The natural increment in the population for 1938 is 382
Births.
The statistics supplied by the Registrar General
show that during 1938 the total number of registered
live births belonging to Surbiton was 835
(451 males, 384 females). This gives a Birth Rate
of 1792 live births per 1,000 population.
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| Legitimate | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 30.20 | ||
| Deaths:— | 453 | 227 | 226 |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9.72 | ||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 098) | 9.53 | ||
| Percentage of total deaths ocurring in Public Institutions and Nursing Homes | 41.29 | ||
| Deaths from puerperal causes :— | |||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total Births (live & still). | ||
| No. 29 Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | |
| No. 30 Other puerperal causes | l | 1.16 | |
| Totals | l | 1.16 | |