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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Deaths. Males Females Total
All causes 440 398 838
Death rate per 1,000 of estimated
home population 9.4
Number of women dying in, or in
consequence of, childbirth:
From Puerperal and Post
Abortive Sepsis — —
From other Puerperal causes — —
Death rate per 1,000 total (live
and still) births —
Deaths of Infants under one year
of age 17 12 29
Legitimate 16 12 28
Illegitimate 1 — 1
Death rate of Infants under one
year of age:
Total per 1,000 live births 24.6
Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate
live births 24.5
Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 29.4
Deaths from Measles (all ages) — — —
Whooping Cough
(all ages) — — —
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2
years of age) — — —
Cancer (all ages) 77 89 166
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1956 11.7
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