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Erith 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Table: EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1950.A(4)b Births

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1950.

A(4)b Births

MaleFemaleTotal
Live Births Legitimate369315684
Illegitimate13417
382319701

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Live Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population (Registrar
General's Figure):—14.96
Birth rate corrected for comparison with other areas:—
14.21
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General :—
0.95.
Live birth rate, England and Wales:—15.8

Table: Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year 1949 17.00

Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year 1949 17.00

MaleFemaleTotal
Still Births Legitimate9615
Illegitimate———
9615

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Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births:—20.95
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home population:—.32
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home population, England and
Wales:—0.37
A (4)c Deaths
Male 269 Female 209 Total:—478
Death rate per 1,000 Home population:—10.2
Death rate corrected for comparison with other areas:—
11.0.
(Comparability Factor supplied by Registrar General):—
1.07.
Corresponding rate for 1949:—9.95.
Death rate per 1,000 Home population, England and
Wales (1950) 11.6
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth
:—Nil.
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births:—Nil.
Comparative figure for England and Wales:—0.86