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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
Erith 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the Year 1950
| England and Wales | 126 County Boro's & Great towns including London | 148 smaller towns (Resident population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 census) | London Administrative County | Borough of Erith | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| Live births | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 14.21 |
| Still births | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.32 |
| All causes | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.0 |
| Typhoid and Para-Typhoid | 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 | 0.38 |
| Influenza | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio | |||||
| encephalitis) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.51 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.8(a) | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.3 | 20.0 |
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Para-Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 | 1.25 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 2.66 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 | 5.57 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.75 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live & Still) Births. | |||||
| (corrected) | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 5.81 | 7.43 | 4.33 | 6.03 | 0.00 |
(a) Per 1,000 Related Live Births.