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Orsett 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orsett]

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BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OP MORTALITY During the Year 1931. (Provisional Figures).

(:The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only.)

Rate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-bate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live BirthsPercentage of Total Deaths
All CausesEnteric FeverSmall-poxMeaslesScarlet FeverWhooping CoughDiphtheriaInfluenzaViolenceDiarrhoea and Enteritis (under Two years)Total Deaths under One yearCertified by Registered Medical PractitionersInquest CasesCertified by Coroner after P.M. No InquestUncertified Cause of Death
Live Births.Stillbirths
England and Wales15.80.6712.30.010.000.080.010.060.070.360.546.06691.186.171.700.95
107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London16.00.6712.30.000.000.100010070.080.330.488.47191.435.842.240.49
159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000.50,000)15.60.7311.30..000.000.070.010.050.050.360.434.06292.175.491.251.09
London15.00.5012.40.010.000.030.020.070.060.260.579.76589.526.234.240.01
*Orsett17.10.6310.10.000.000.000.000.000.140.440.392.85794.653.911.350.09
* Figures calculated by Public Health Department.
Puerperal Sepsis.othersTotal.
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as followsper 1,000 Live Births1.662.454.11
„ „ Total Births1.592.353.95