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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| England and Wales. | 160 County Boro's and Great Towns including London. | 160 Smaller Towns Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census. | London Administrative County. | Borough of Bexley. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | |||||
| Live | 15.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 12.7 |
| Still | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.28 |
| 22.4(a) | 24.8(a) | 21.4(a) | 21.0(a) | 12.94(a) | |
| All Causes | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 8.8 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.10 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | __ |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.30 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.39 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 2.78 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 3.93 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 12.36 | 11.27 | 12.32 | 8.09 | 5.22 |
| Pneumonia | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.48 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.11 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18.23(a) | 24.33(a) | 12.46(a) | 28.61(a) | 5.27(a) |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| All causes under one year of age | 26.8(b) | 30.8 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 14.36 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under two years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | — |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and still) Births.
(b) Per 1,000 related live births.
A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths.
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