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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Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1951 0.36
,, ,, ,, ,, County Boroughs and Great
Towns, including London 0.45
,, ,, ,, ,, Smaller Towns (estimated
population 25,000 to
50,000 at Census, 1931) 0.38
,, ,, ,, ,, London Administrative
County 0.37
There was 2 stillbirths registered as illegitimate.
There was 2 stillbirths registered as illegitimate.
Deaths. | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
All causes | 457 | 392 | 849 |
Death rate per 1,000 of estimated home population | 9.6 | ||
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth: From Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | ||
From other Puerperal Causes | — | ||
Death rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | — | ||
Deaths of Infants under one year of age | 10 | 18 | 28 |
Legitimate | 9 | 17 | 26 |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age: | |||
Total per 1,000 live births | 24.76 | ||
Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 24.05 | ||
Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 40.0 | ||
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 | — | 1 |
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | — | — |
,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — | — | — |
,, ,, Cancer (all ages) | 89 | 70 | 159 |