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Penge 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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ZYMOTIC DEATH RATE.
During the year, deaths have been referred to the following Zymotic diseases:—
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | — |
| Influenza | 2 |
| Measles | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | — |
| Small-pox | — |
| Whooping Cough | — |
| Total | 23 |
This gives a Zymotic Death Rate of 1.02 per 1000
against 0.71 for 1912.
BIRTH RATE.
The births registered during the year numbered 438, of
which 200 were males and 238 females. This gives a birth
rate of 19.52 per 1000, compared with 18.86 for 1912, and
19.79 for 1911. Of the 438 births registered 416 were
visited.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT.
I am pleased to be able to report that the Notification
of Births Act is now working very smoothly and there
are fewer instances of non-notification. A supply of stamped
addressed postcards is sent to all the Medical Practitioners
and Midwives in the district, with the necessary printed
matter thereon for the notification of the birth. The following
table gives the number of notifications received during