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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]

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Table: Death Rate of Country:—

Death Rate of Country:—

Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 195211.3
,, ,, ,, ,, County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London12.1
,, ,, ,, ,,Smaller Towns (estimated population 25,000 to 50,000 at Census. 1951)11.2
,, ,, ,, ,, London Administrative County12.6

Table: Death Rate of Area during last ten years:—

Death Rate of Area during last ten years:—

19428.73 per thousand.
19439.21 „
194410.20 „
19459.28 „
19468.55 „
19479.17 „
19487.53 „
19498.15 „
19508.56 „
19519.6 „

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The rate for Bexley compares favourably with that for
other parts of the country. The Registrar-General has
supplied a comparability factor for 1952. The standardised
death rate which allows for camparison with other parts of
the country is 10.78.
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