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Southwark 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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The Ward distribution was as follows:—
VITAL STATISTICS.
| Total. | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 2,151 | 1,110 | 1,041 | Birth Rate, 14.8 | |
| Live Births—Illegitimate | 104 | 49 | 55 | ||
| Still Births, 63. (Registered). | Rate per 1,000 total births, 35.8 | ||||
| Deaths 1,993. | Death rate, 13.1 | ||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— | |||||
| Rate per 1,000 | |||||
| Deaths. | (Live and Still Births). | ||||
| From Puerperal fever | 1 | 0.43 | |||
| From other Puerperal causes | 3 | 1.29 | |||
| Death rate of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births:— | |||||
| Legitimate | 59 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 67 | ||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 23 | ||||
| Do. Whooping Cough (all ages) | 16 | ||||
| Do. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age; | 19 | ||||
BIRTHS.
The number of Births registered in the Borough during 1936 was
1,462 of which 760 were males, and 702 females. This represents a.
birth-rate of 9.6 per 1.000 inhabitants.
The number of births registered in the individual parishes was as
follows:—Newington, 574; St. George the Martyr, 288; Christchurch
and St. Saviour's, 600.
Of the 1,462 births registered in the Borough 345 were transferred
away, the permanent residence of the parents being outside the Borough.
1,138 births occurring in various lying-in and other institutions outside
the Borough, but belonging to Southwark parents, were notified to me by
the Registrar-General. When the 345 "outward" transfers are deducted
and the 1,138 "inward" transfers are added to the 1.462 births actually
registered in the Borough, the net amount of births belonging to Southwark
for the year is found to be 2,255. This gives a corrected birth-rate of 14.8