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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Legitimate | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age: | |||
| Total per 1,000 live births | 19.03 | ||
| Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 19.7 | ||
| Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | — | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | 1 | 1 |
| ,, ,, Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | — | — | — |
| ,, ,, Cancer (all ages) | 75 | 56 | 131 |
Death Rate of Country:—
| Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1948 | |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Smaller Towns (estimated population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 10.7 |
| ,, ,, ,, ,, London Administrative County |
Death Rate of Area during last ten years:—
| 1938 | 7.84 per thousand |
| 1939 | 7.98 „ ,, |
| 1940 | 10.40 „ ,, |
| 1941 | 9.68 ,, ,, |
| 1942 | 8.73 ,, ,, |
| 1943 | 9.21 „ ,, |
| 1944 | |
| 1945 | 9.28 „ ,, |
| 1946 | 8.55 ,, ,, |
| 1947 | 9.17 „ ,, |