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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Death Rate of Country: —
| Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1950 | 11.6 |
| ,, ,, „ „ County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 12.3 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Smaller Towns (estimated population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 11.6 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, London Adminstrative County | 11.8 |
h Rate of Area during Inst ten years: —
| 1940 | 10.40 per thousand. |
| 1941 | 9.68 „ |
| 1942 | 8.73 ,, ,, |
| 1943 | 9.21 „ |
| 1944 | 10.20 „ |
| 1945 | 9.28 „ |
| 1946 | 8.55 „ ,, |
| 1947 | 9.17 ,, |
| 1948 | 7.53 „ |
| 1949 | 8.15 ,, ,, |
The rate for Bexley compares favourably with that
for other parts of the country. The Registrar-General
has supplied a comparability factor for 1950. The
standardised death rate which allows for comparison with
other parts of the country is 10.10.
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