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Bexley 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Maternal Deaths.
There were no maternal deaths during the year.
Number of women dying in, or in
consequence of childbirth :
From Puerperal and Post
Abortive Sepsis Nil.
From other Puerperal causes Nil.
Death rate per 1,000 total (live
and still) births Nil.
Rates over previous years have been:—
| 1952 | 0.93 per 1,000 live and stillbirths |
| 1953 | 2.63 „ „ „ „ ,, |
| 1954 | Nil „ „ „ „ ,, |
| 1955 | 0.88 „ „ „ „ ,, |
| 1956 | Nil „ „ „ „ ,, |
| 1957 | Nil „ „ „ „ ,, |
| 1958 | Nil „ „ „ „ ,, |
| 1959 | Nil „ „ „ „ ,, |
| 1960 | Nil „ „ „ „ ,, |
| 1961 | Nil „ „ „ „ ,, |
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 468 | 383 | 851 |
| Death rate per 1,000 of estimated home population | 9.5 | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | — | - |
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | __ | _ | |
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age | _ | _ | _1 |
| Cancer (all ages) | 105 | 83 | 188 |
| Death rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1962 | 11.9 | ||