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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Legitimate | 13 | 13 | 26 |
Illegitimate | — | — | — |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age: | |||
Total per 1,000 live births | 19.03 | ||
Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 19.7 | ||
Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | — | ||
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | — | — |
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | 1 | 1 |
,, ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | — | — | — |
,, ,, Cancer (all ages) | 75 | 56 | 131 |
Death Rate of Country:—
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1948 | |
,, ,, ,, ,, County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | |
,, ,, ,, ,, Smaller Towns (estimated population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 10.7 |
,, ,, ,, ,, London Administrative County |
Death Rate of Area during last ten years:—
1938 | 7.84 per thousand |
1939 | 7.98 „ ,, |
1940 | 10.40 „ ,, |
1941 | 9.68 ,, ,, |
1942 | 8.73 ,, ,, |
1943 | 9.21 „ ,, |
1944 | |
1945 | 9.28 „ ,, |
1946 | 8.55 ,, ,, |
1947 | 9.17 „ ,, |