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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Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still)— (a) Notifications—
England and Wales | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Pop. 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Adminisstrative County | Borough of Bexley | |
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Puerperal Fever | 7.16 | 8.99 | 6.27 | 1.21 | 10.14 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | ‡6.94 |
(b) Maternal Mortality in England and Wales—
No. 140 Abortion with Sepsis | No. 141 Abortion without Sepsis | No. 147 Puerperal Infections | Nos. 142-6, 148-50 Other |
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0.10 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.85 |
Abortion—Mortality per million women aged 15-45 in England and Wales—
No. 140 With Sepsis | No. 141 Without Sepsis |
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9 | 5 |
‡ Including Puerperal Fever.
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1947.
The Registrar General's Estimates of resident population for mid-year is 87,670 and this figure is assigned for the purpose of calculation of all rates.
Births. | Males | Females | Total |
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Live Births—Total | 840 | 801 | 1,641 |
Legitimate | 815 | 769 | 1,584 |
Illegitimate | 25 | 32 | 57 |
Birth Rate. | |||
Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | 18.72 |