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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Death Rate of Area during last ten years: —
| 1952 | 9.14 per thousand |
| 1953 | 8.8 „ „ |
| 1954 | 8.1 „ „ |
| 1955 | 9.1 „ „ |
| 1956 | 9.4 „ „ |
| 1957 | 9.2 „ „ |
| 1958 | 9.48 „ |
| 1959 | 8.76 „ |
| 1960 | 8.7 .. |
| 1961 | 9.6 „ |
The rate for Bexley compares favourably with that for
England and Wales. The Registrar-General has supplied a
comparability factor for 1962. The standardised death rate
which allows for comparison with other parts of the country
is 11.6.
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