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Bethnal Green 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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TABLE 2 Birth Rates, Civilian Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality and case Rates for Certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1949 (Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 126 G.B.'s and great towns inc. London | 148 smaller towns Resident Population 25,000— 50,000 1931 | London Administrative County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | ||||
| Births:— | ||||
| Live births | 16.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.5 |
| Still births | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.37 |
| Deaths :— | ||||
| All causes | 11.7 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.52 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.59 |
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | ||||
| Notifications (Corrected):— | ||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.46 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.39 | 1.70 |
| Diphtheria | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.95 | 8.91 | 9.18 | 8.54 |
| Pneumonia | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.55 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.19 |
| Rates per 1,000 live births. | ||||
| Deaths:— | ||||
| All causes under one year of age | 32 | 37 | 30 | 29 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhœa under two years of age | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Rates per 1,000 total (Live and Still) Births | ||||
| Notifications (Corrected):— | ||||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 6.31 | 8.14 | 5.30 | 6.82 |