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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| England and Wales. | Borough of Bexley. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | ||
| Births- Live | 16.1 | 13.6 |
| Still | 0.37 | 0.27 |
| 22.4(a) | 19.2(a) | |
| Deaths- All Causes | 11.5 | 9.2 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0 01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.56 | 0.53 |
| Notifications (corrected) Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.66 | 0.76 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.89 | 1.98 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 14.11 | 13.84 |
| Pneumonia | 0.73 | 0.34 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.04 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.20 | 0.09 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 16.00(a) | 12.81(a) |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||
| Deaths | ||
| All causes under one year of age | 23.0 | 22.9 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhœa under two years of age | .5 | Nil |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.
A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths.
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