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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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Death Rate of Area during last ten years: —
| 1947 | 9.17 per thousand. |
| 1948 | 7.53 „ ,, |
| 1949 | 8.15 „ ,, |
| 1950 | 8.56 „ ,, |
| 1951 | 9.6 „ ,, |
| 1952 | 9.14 „ ,, |
| 1953 | 8.8 „ ,, |
| 1954 | 8.1 „ ,, |
| 1955 | 9.1 „ ,, |
| 1956 | 9.4 „ ,, |
The rate for Bexley compares favourably with that for
England and Wales. The Registrar-General has supplied a
comparability factor for 1957. The standardised death rate
which allows for comparison with other parts of the country
is 11.3.
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