Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | ||||||||
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Births. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Total | 747 | 676 | 632 | 647 | 601 | 544 | 727 | 742 | 707 | 677 | 786 | 712 | 728 | 685 |
Legitimate | 730 | 660 | 620 | 636 | 585 | 529 | 706 | 726 | 674 | 659 | 750 | 685 | 695 | 650 |
Illegitimate | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 33 | 18 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 35 |
Total | 1,423 | 1,279 | 1,145 | 1,469 | 1,384 | 1,498 | 1,413 | |||||||
Legitimate | 1,390 | 1,256 | 1,114 | 1,432 | 1,333 | 1,435 | 1,345 | |||||||
Illegitimate | 33 | 23 | 31 | 37 | 51 | 63 | 68 | |||||||
Birth Rate per 1,000 of Estimated resident population | 17.76 | 16.46 | 15.88 | 19.07 | 18.03 | 21.06 | 18.81 | |||||||
Rate per 1,000 forβ England and Wales | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 16.1 | |||||||
County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 14.8 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 18.6 | 20.3 | 19.1 | |||||||
Smaller Towns (estimated populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census 1931) | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 19.2 | |||||||
London Administrative County | 12.3 | 13.7 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 15.7 | |||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
18 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 19 | |
Total | 41 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||||||
Rate per 1,000β Total Live and Stillbirths | 28.0 | 24.4 | 29.6 | 25.2 | 20.5 | 19.0 | 21.4 | |||||||
Population | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.41 | |||||||
For England and Wales | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.46 | |||||||
For County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.58 | |||||||
For Smaller Towns (estimated populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census 1931) | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.53 | |||||||
For london Administrative county | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.40 | |||||||
Number of stillbirth registered as illegitimate | 1 | β | 2 | 2 | 1 | β | 4 | |||||||
1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 |