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Crayford 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1950.
| England and Wales | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns (including London) | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population) 25.000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County | Urban District of Crayford | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| BIRTHS. | |||||
| Live | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 15.6 |
| Still | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.32 |
| DEATHS. | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 7.89 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.51 |
| Influenza | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.11 |
| NOTIFICATIONS. (Corrected) | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 004 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 | 1.26 |
| Whooping Cough | .3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 2.41 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.22 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 | 4.39 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.39 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (Including polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.14 |
| Non-paralytic... | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Rate per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| DEATHS. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.8 (a) | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.3 | 27.6 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.04 |
| Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births | |||||
| NOTIFICATIONS. (Corrected) | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 5.81 | 7.43 | 4.33 | 6.03 | 6.7 |
(a) Per 1,000 related live births.
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