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Chislehurst 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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TABLE I.

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1954.

Population (mid-year 1954, per Registrar General)85,830
Birth Rate15.3
Death Rate7.9
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)Nil
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)18.2
Number of live Births1,317
Number of Stillbirths30
Number of Deaths678
Number of Maternal DeathsNil
Number of Infant Deaths (under 1 year)24
Death Rate of Respiratory Diseases (including Influenza but not Tuberculosis0.84
Death Rate of Tuberculosis0.16
Death Rate of Cancer (all forms)1.74
Death Rate of Zymotic Diseases0.02
Notification of Infectious Diseases: —
Scarlet Fever96
Diphtheria1
Poliomyelitis (paralytic)Nil
(non-paralytic)Nil
Typhoid Fever1
Puerperal Pyrexia3
Pneumonia (all forms)62
Tuberculosis (new cases)85
Number of Deaths from Infectious Diseases2
Number of Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)Nil
Number of Visits by Sanitary Inspectors10,500