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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
| England and Wales. | Borough of Bexley. | |
|---|---|---|
| Hates per 1,000 | Home Population. | |
| Births- | ||
| Live | 18.0 | 14.97 |
| Still | 0.33 | 0.31 |
| 18.1(a) | 20.4(a) | |
| Deaths | ||
| All Causes | 11.0 | 9.5 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | — |
| B Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Influenza | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | _ |
| Pneumonia | 0.68 | 0.63 |
| Notifications (corrected) | ||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.33 | 0.26 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.18 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | _ |
| Measles | 3.96 | 1.10 |
| Pneumonia | 0.27 | 0.11 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.00 | - |
| Non-Paralytio | 0.00 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.11 | 0.02 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 8.33(a) | 8.01(a) |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||
| Deaths | ||
| All causes under one year of age | 21.6 | 14.86 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under two years of age | 0.6 | — |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.
A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths or notifications.
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