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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Bexley.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report
year 1962 which has been prepared on the lines set
Circular 1/62 of the Ministry of Health.
The Registrar General's estimate of the mid-year Population
is 89,910 (89,670 in 1961).
The vital statistics supplied annually by the General
Register Office indicate that the general trend of the health
of the Borough remained satisfactory. The standardised
death rate, which allows of comparisons with other areas,
was 11.6 per 1,000 of the home population (11-7 in 1961)
compared with 11.9 for England and Wales. The standardised
birth rate was 15.4 per 1.000 home population (15.1 in 1961)
compared with a rate of 18.0 for the country as a whole.
The number of infants who died during the first year of life.
was 20 (18 in 1961) giving an infant mortality rate of 14.8
per 1,000 live births (13.7 in 1961) compared with 21-6 per
1,000 for England and Wales.
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