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Crayford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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The Birth Rate and Death Rate for Crayford compares favourably with that
for other parts of the country. The Registrar General has supplied comparability
factors for 1959 The standardised Birth Rate which allows for
comparison with other parts of the country is 15.39 and the standardised Death
Rate is 9.87.
Maternal Deaths
There were no maternal deaths in 1959.
Deaths of infants under one year of age
Total M F
Legitimate 14 8 6
Illegitimate 1 - 1
15 8 7
Rate per l,000 live births (Crayford) - 30.24
Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births - 30.93
Neo Natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births - 20.16
Early Neo Natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births-1815
Perinatal mortality rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births-29,88
General death rate of infants under 1 year of age for England and Wales-22.2
Deaths from Various Causes
Malignant Neoplasm (all ages) 52
Measles (all ages) —
Whooping Cough (all ages) —
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age —
6.