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Bexley 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1942.
| England and Wales. | 126 C.Bs and Great Towns including London, | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 2% 000 - 50,000 at 1931 Census, | London Admini strative County. | Borough of Bexley. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population, | |||||
| Births | |||||
| Live | 15.8 + | 17.3 | 18.24 | 14.0 | 19.07 |
| Still | 0.54 + | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.49 |
| Deaths | |||||
| All. Causes | 11.6 + | 13.3 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 8.73 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Notifications - | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.19 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 1.86 | 2.75 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.73 | 1.97 | 1.58 | 2.72 | 1.90 |
| Diphtheria | 1.05 | 1.35 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.27 |
| Erysipelas | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0. 26 | 0.43 | 0.27 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | - |
| Measles | 7.46 | 9.27 | 7.39. | 8.62 | 6.97 |
| Pneumonia | 1.07 | 1.30 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.63 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under one year of age 49 59 46 60 32.6 | |||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea & Enteritis under two years of age | 5.2 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 2.04 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal 1 Mortality - (Excluding Abortion) | |||||
| Puerperal Infection | |||||
| (No. 147) | 0.42 | Not available | 0.66 | ||
| Others | 1.59 | 0.66 | |||
| Total | 2.01 | 1.32 | |||
| Notifications - | |||||
| Puerperal) | 3.10 | ||||
| Fever ) | 12.61 | 15.94 | 10.80 | 14.59 | |
| Puerperal) | 17.69 | ||||
| Pyrexia ) | including puerperal Fever. | ||||
x A dash (-) signifies that there were no deaths.
+ These rates are those published in the Quarterly Return,