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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
Beckenham 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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| Rate per 1,000 births | 1.128 | |||
| Still Births-Rate per 1,000 population | 0.476 | |||
| Male | Female | |||
| Legitimate | 13 | 13 | ||
| Illegitimate | — | 2 | Total 28 | |
| Death Rate from Lancer (109 deaths) | 1.852 | |||
| Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis (31 Deaths) | 0.520 | |||
Table A.
Birth rates, Civilian Death rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality and Case rates for certain Infectious diseases in the Year 1945. Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.
| England and Wales | 126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000—50,000 at 1931 Census | London Adm. County | Beckenham | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population : | |||||
| Live | 16.1‡ | 19.1 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 15.055 |
| Still | 0.46‡ | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.476 |
| All Causes | 11.4‡ | 13.5 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 11.045 |
| Typhoid and Paratyph'd | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.017 |
| Influenza | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.034 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births : | |||||
| Deaths under | |||||
| 1 Year of Age | 46.0† | 54.0 | 43.0 | 53.0 | 24.943 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 Yrs. of Age | 5.6 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 1.128 |
| *A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths. | |||||
| †Per 1,000 related births. | |||||
| ‡ Rates per 1,000 Total population. | |||||