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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Maternal Deaths.
There were no maternal deaths during the year.
Number of women dying in, or in
consequence of, childbirth:
From Puerperal and Post
Abortive Sepsis Nil.
From other Puerperal causes Nil.
Death rate per 1,000 total (live
and still) births Nil.
Rates over previous years have been:—
1948 Nil per 1,000 live and stillbirths
1949 0.78 „ „ „ „
1950 0.84 „ „ „ „
1951 Nil „ „ „ „
1952 0.93 „ „ „ „
1953 2.63„ „ „ „
1954 Nil „ „ „ „
1955 Nil „ „ „ „
1956 Nil „ „ „ „
1957 Nil „ „ „ „
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | 444 | 413 | 857 |
| Death rate per 1,000 of estimated home population | 9.48 | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | — | — |
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | — | — |
| „ „ Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | — | — | — |
| Cancer (all ages) | 73 | 83 | 156 |
Death rate per 1,000 for England and Wales, 1958 11.7
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