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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INFANT DEATHS. | ||||
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Males | Females | Total | ||
Deaths of Infants under one year of age | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
Legitimate | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
Illegitimate | - | - | - | |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age: | ||||
Total per 1,000 live births | 12.83 | |||
Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 13.52 | |||
Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | - | |||
Neo- natal Deaths per 1,000 live births | 10.13 | |||
Early Neo- natal Deaths | 8.78 | |||
Perinatal Deaths | 25.88 | |||
MATERNAL DEATHS. | ||||
There was one maternal death during the year . | ||||
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth: | ||||
From Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis - | ||||
From other Puerperal causes 1 | ||||
Death rate per 1,000 total (Live and Still)births 0.66 | ||||
DEATHS ALL CAUSES. | Males | Females | Total | |
All Causes | 479 | 410 | 889 | |
Death rate per 1,000 of estimated home population | 9.86 | |||
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | - | - | - | |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | - | - | - | |
Deaths from Enteritis (under 2 years of age) | - | - | - | |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 120 | 96 | 216 | |
Death rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1964 | 11.3 |
The rate for Bexley compares favourably with that for England and
Wales.
The Registrar-General has supplied a comparability factor for 1964.
The standardised death rate which allows for comparison with
other parts of the country is 11.34