London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bexley 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The Registrar General supplied a comparibility
factor for the area in 1939 and 1940 by which the death
rate of the area should be multiplied in order to make
it comparable with other parts of the country, but for
the years 1941-1945 no comparability factor was given
owing to the movements of population. The figures were
as follows: —
1939
1940
Comparability Factor 1.07 1.26
Standardised Death Rate 8.53 13.01
BIRTHS AND STILLBIRTHS IN WARDS.
The figures relate to live births and stillbirths notified
but not necessarily registered in the same year.
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 186 | 173 | 187 | 184 | 206 | 235 | 220 |
| St. Mary's | 239 | 229 | 172 | 247 | 237 | 244 | 228 |
| Brampton | 276 | 200 | 136 | 248 | 276 | 223 | 247 |
| Danson | 182 | 145 | 133 | 209 | 175 | 168 | 187 |
| Falconwood | 198 | 174 | 137 | 210 | 179 | 228 | 191 |
| St. Michael's | 310 | 261 | 209 | 307 | 300 | 286 | 300 |
| Total | 1391 | 1182 | 974 | 1405 | 1373 | 1384 | 1373 |
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| St. Mary's | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Brampton | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Danson | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Falconwood | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| St. Michael's | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Total | 36 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Births notified from Institutions | 881 | 723 | 632 | 934 | 959 | 1021 | 1033 |
| Births notified by Mid-wives | 459 | 406 | 344 | 461 | 398 | 356 | 341 |
| Births notified by Doctors, etc | 87 | 86 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 26 |