[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough.

  • Slough Borough Council
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Slough Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mr, Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to present my annual report on the health of the district for the year 1939, which, in accordance with Circular 2067 of the Ministry of Health, has been restricted to essential matters. Vital Statistics. Population (Registrar General’s Estimate Mid-Year 1939) 53890 Population (National Registration—September 1939) . 57585 Population (National Register—December 1939) . 60526 Live Births. Total 1014 Male 513 Female 501 Legitimate 969 „ 493 „ 476 Illegitimate 45 „ 20 „ 25 Birth rate per 1000 population . 19.3 National rate , „ „ . 15.0 Still Births. Total 45 Male 26 Female 19 Legitimate 43 „ 25 „ 18 Illegitimate 2 „ 1 „ 1 Still-birth rate per 1000 population . 0.85 National rate „ „ . 0.59 Still-birth rate per 1000 total Births . 44.37 Deaths. Total 482 Male 252 Female 230 Death rate per 1000 population . 8.94 National rate „ „ . 12.1 Death rate corrected for age and sex distribution . 9.65 Number of women dying in or in consequence of ChiMbirth— (ij) From Sepsis . 1 (b) From other causes . 2 Death rates from Puerperal causes per 100 Live Births— (a) From Sepsis . 0.99 National rate 0.77 (i) From other causes. 1.97 National rate 2.16 (c) Total . 2.96 National rate 2.93 Death rates from Puerperal causes per 1000 total Births (i.e. Live and Still Births) — (a) From Sepsis . 0.94 National rate 0.74 (&) From other causes 1.89 Na.tional rate 2.08 (c) Total . 2.83 National rate 2.82 Death of Infants under one year of age— Total 48 Male 22 Female 26 Legitimate 44 „ 21 „ 23 Illegitimate 4 ,, 1 „ 3
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