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Bexley 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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BEX 6
SUMMARY OP VITAL STATISTICS. 1940.
| England and Wales. | 126 C.Bs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 - 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County. | Borough of Bexley. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births - | *Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population. | ||||
| 14.6 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 16.46 | |
| Live | |||||
| Still | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.41 |
| Deaths - | |||||
| All Causes | 14.3 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 10.40 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Influenza | 0.32 | 0. 29 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.03 |
| Smallpox | — | ||||
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0,02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Notifications - | |||||
| Cerehro Spinal Fever | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0. 28 | 0.15 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 0.82 | 0.80 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 0. 22 | 0.11 |
| Diphtheria | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.21 | 0.61 | 0.30 |
| Erysipelas | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.16 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 10.24 | 9.23 | 9.99 | 1.78 | 0.30 |
| Pneumonia | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.46 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under one year of age | 55 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 45.5 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœ a & Enteritis under two years of age | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 4.05 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality - | |||||
| Puerperal Infection (No.147) | 0.52 | ||||
| Others | 1.64 | Not available | 0.79 | ||
| Total | 2.16 | 0.79 | |||
| Notifications - | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 11.96 | 13.90 | 9.73 | 3.34 13.30 | 7.13 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | including Puerperal Fever. | ||||
*A dash ('-) signifies that there were no deaths.