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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The following relates to the Birth Rate during the past nine years :—
1938 Birth Rate | 18.5 per thousand | |
1939 „ „ | 17.76 „ „ | |
1940 „ „ | 16.46 „ „ | |
1941 „ „ | 15.88 „ „ | |
1942 „ „ | 19.07 „ „ | |
1943 „ „ | 18.03 „ „ | |
1944 „ „ | 21.06 „ „ | |
1945 „ „ | 18.81 „ „ | |
1946 „ „ | 19.75 „ „ | |
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1947 | 20.5 | |
„ „ „ „ County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 23.3 | |
„ ,, „ „ Smaller Towns (estimated population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 22.2 | |
„ „ „ „ London Administrative County | 22.7 |
Fifty-seven illegitimate live births were registered against 60 in 1946.
Stillbirths. | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 16 | 20 | 36 |
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 21.5 |
Thirty-six Stillbirths registered during the year. This
represents a rate of 0.41 per 1,000 population against 0.48 per
1,000 population in 1946.
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The following relates to the Stillbirth Rate during the past nine years :—
Year | Rate per Thousand. | |
---|---|---|
Total Live and Still Births | Population | |
1938 | 41.66 | 0.81 |
1939 | 28.0 | 0.51 |
1940 | 24.4 | 0.41 |
1941 | 29.6 | 0.48 |
1942 | 25.2 | 0.49 |
1943 | 20.5 | 0.37 |
1944 | 19.0 | 0.42 |
1945 | 21.4 | 0.41 |
1946 | 23.6 | 0.48 |