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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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SUMMARY OP VITAL STATISTICS 1943
| England and Wales. | 126 C.Bs and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns Resi_ dent Popula tions 25,000- 50,000 1911 | London Administrative County. | Borough of Bexley | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilison Population. | |||||
| Births -Live | 16.5 | 18.6 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 18.03 |
| Still | 0.51 | 0. 63 | 0.6l | 0.45 | 0.37 |
| Deaths - | |||||
| All causes | 12.1 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 9. 21 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | - |
| Influenza | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | - | — | - | - | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Notifications | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid | |||||
| Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3.01 | 3.29 | 3.54 | 3.80 | 4.78 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.54 | 2. 82 | 2. 25 | 2. 68 | 1.42 |
| Diphtheria | 0.85 | 1.12 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.29 |
| Erysipelas | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 0. 26 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 9.88 | 9.23 | 9.77 | 9.17 | 10.90 |
| Pneumonia | 1.34 | 1. 62 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 1.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under one year of age. | 49 | 58 | 46 | 58 | 26.01 |
| Deaths from Dia rrhoea & Enter ibis under two years of age. | 5.3 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 2.1 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality - | |||||
| Abortion with aepsions | 0.34 | 0.70 | |||
| Abortion without sepsis | 0.11 | ||||
| Puerperal Infection. | 0.39 | ||||
| Others | 1.45 | 0.70 | |||
| Total | 2. 29 | 1.41 | |||
| Not ific ations perpera1 Pyrexi all. | 11.68 | 15.11 | 9.26 | 15.23 | 12.73 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3.05 | ||||
| ж A dash (-) signifies that there were no deaths. per 1000 related births These rates are those published in the Quarterly returns. | |||||