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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
Chelsea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1951
(Provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births Live births | 15.5 | Rates per 1.000 Home Population | ||
| 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | ||
| Still births | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.37 |
| Deaths All causes | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0l | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.38 |
| Influenza. | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.23 |
| Smallpox. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia. | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 |
| Notifications (Corrected) Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet fever. | 1.11 | l.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 |
| Whooping cough | 3.87 | 3.62 | 4.00 | 3.11 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.l5 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Measles. | 14.07 | 13.93 | 14.82 | 14.64 |
| Pneumonia. | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.72 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Food poisoning | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 |
| Deaths All causes under 1 year of age | 29.6 (a) | Rates per l.000 Live Births | 26.4 | |
| 33.9 | 27.6 | |||
(a) Per 1,000 related live births