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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
Crayford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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| Total | M. | F. | ||
| Deaths | 223 | 126 | 97 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9.4. | |||
| General death rate for England and Wales | 12.4. | |||
| Deaths from puerperal causes. | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | |||
| Other puerperal causes | 1 | |||
| Total | 1 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 2.6 | |||
| Death rate of infants under one year of age: — | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 45.6 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 41.4 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 200 | |||
| General death rate of infants under 1 year of age for England and Wales | 58 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 36 | |||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | |||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) ... | ||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 1 | |||
Public Health Officers.
Medical Officer of Health (part time)
C. M. Ockwell, M.D.(Lond.), F.R.C.S.(Eng.), D.P.H.
(Camb.).
Sanitary Inspectors (whole time)
R. Milligan, Cert.R.San.I., M.S.I.A.
F. C. Weston, A.R.S.I., M.S.I.A., Cert.S.I.B.
F. H. Shaw, Sanitary Inspector's pupil.
Health Visitors (whole time)
Miss E. B. Kiddell.
Miss M. E. George from April 1st, 1937, ,
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