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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Death Rate of Country:—
| Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1951 | 12.5 | ||
| ,, ,, ,, ,, County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 13.4 | ||
| ,, ,, ,, ,, Smaller Towns (estimated population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 12.5 | ||
| „ ,, ,, „ London Adminstrative County | 13.1 | ||
Death Rate of Area during last ten years:—
| 1941 | 9.68 per thousand |
| 1942 | 8.73 „ „ |
| 1943 | 9.21 „ |
| 1944 | 10.20 „ |
| 1945 | 9.28 „ |
| 1946 | 8.55 „ „ |
| 1947 | 9.17 „ |
| 1948 | 7.53 „ „ |
| 1949 | 8.15 „ |
| 1950 | 8.56 „ |
The rate for Bexley compares favourably with that
for other parts of the country. The Registrar-General
has supplied a comparability factor for 1951. The
standardised death rate which allows for comparison with
other parts of the country is 11.33.
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