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 Stillbirth Rate during the past ten years:-
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1953 | 15.0 |
„ „ „ „ County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 0.43 |
„ „ „ „ Smaller Towns (estimated population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1951) | 0.34 |
„ „ „ „ London Administrative County | 0.38 |
There was one stillbirth registered as illegitimate.
Deaths. | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
All causes | 413 | 365 | 778 |
Death rate per 1,000 of estimated home population | 8.8 | ||
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth: | |||
From Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | — | |
From other Puerperal Causes | 3 | 3 | |
Death rate per 1,000 total Give and still) births | 2.63 | ||
Deaths of Infants under one year of age | 12 | 4 | 16 |
Legitimate | 11 | 4 | 15 |
Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age: | |||
Total per 1,000 live births | 14.36 | ||
Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 13.89 | ||
Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 29.41 | ||
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | — | — |
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 | — | 1 |
„ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | — | — | — |
„ „ Cancer (all ages) | 100 | 85 | 185 |