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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1964
| England and Wales | Borough of Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| BIRTHS:- | Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |
| Live births | 18.4 | 17.21 |
| Still births | 0.31 | 0.41 |
| 16.4(a) | 23.46(a) | |
| DEATHS:- | ||
| All causes | 11.3 | 9.88 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Influenza | 0.02 | - |
| Smallpox | - | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) | - | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.63 | 0.72 |
| NOTIFICATIONS:- | ||
| (Corrected) Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.01 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.42 | 0.50 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.67 | 0.26 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | - |
| Erysipelas | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| Smallpox | - | - |
| Measles | 6.47 | 4.18 |
| Pneumonia | 0.19 | 0.02 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) | ||
| Paralytic | 0.00 | - |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.00 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 0.11 | 0.04 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6.67(a) | 6.17(a) |
| DEATHS:- | Rates per 1,000 live births | |
| All causes under 1 year of age | 20.00 | 21.49 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.57 | - |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and. Still) Births