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Chelsea 1950
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1950
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BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1950 (Provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Rates per 1„000 Home Population | ||||
| Births | ||||
| Live births | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 |
| Still births | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
| Deaths | ||||
| All causes | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.0l | 0.0l | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.39 |
| Influenza | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.0l | |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
| Notifications (Corrected) Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.0l | 0.0l | 0.0l |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.50 | l.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 |
| Whooping cough | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.l7 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polio-encephalitis) Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| Non=paralytic | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Food poisoning | 0.17 | 0.l6 | 0.14 | 0.25 |
| Deaths | .Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.8 (a) | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.3 |
(a) Per 1,000 related live births.