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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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SUMMARY OP VITAL STATISTICS, 1939.
| England and Wales. | County Boro's' and Great Towns including London. | Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census.) | London Administrative County. | Borough of Bexley. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 | Population. | ||||
| Births - | |||||
| Live | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 17.76 |
| Still | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.51 |
| Deaths - | |||||
| All Causes | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 7.98 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Influenza | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| Notifications - | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 3.60 |
| Diphtheria | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 0.98 | 0.36 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Pneumonia | 1.0,2 | 1. 21 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0..22 |
| Erysipelas | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0. 31 | 0.17 | |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under one year of age | 50 | 53 | 40 | 48 | 40.1 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis under two years of age | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 2.8 |
| Maternal Mortality - | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.77 | Not available | — | ||
| Others | 2.16 | 0.7 | |||
| Total | 2.93 | 0.7 | |||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still). | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | |||||
| Others | 2.16 | Not available | |||
| Total | 2.93 | ||||
| Notifications - Puerperal | |||||
| Fever | 14.35 | 17.26 | 12.99 | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14.22 | 7.65 | |||