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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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DEATHS AND DEATH RATE IN WARDS.
The figures given relate to deaths occurring but not necessarily registered.
| Wards | No. of Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Population |
|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 182 | 11.8 |
| St. Mary's | 128 | 8.4 |
| Brampton | 115 | 7.9 |
| Danson | 127 | 10.1 |
| Falconwood | 92 | 6.9 |
| St. Michael's | 159 | 9.2 |
| Total | 803 |
The rate for Bexley compares fairly with that for other
parts of the country. The Registrar-General has not supplied
a comparability factor for 1947 ; it is therefore impossible to
work out the standardised rate which would be comparable
with that of other parts of the country.
CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR 1947.
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 413 | 391 | 804 |
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — |
| 2 Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | 2 | 2 |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| 7 Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 Syphilitic diseases | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 Influenza | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 Acute poliomyelitis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 Acute infectious encephalitis | — | 1 | 1 |