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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

Chislehurst 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]

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VITAL STATISTICS.

Table: The following Table shows a comparison of the main features in the Vital Statistics for the District during the past five years:

The following Table shows a comparison of the main features in the Vital Statistics for the District during the past five years:

Years19341935193619371938
Population44,20047,69254,30058,67061,750
No. of Births registered6718088629951,038
Birth Rate16.716.915816.916.8
No. of Deaths Registered347419455515526
Death Rate8.68.7838.78.5
Infantile Mortality Rate4643534736

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ZYMOTIC DEATH RATE.
The Zymotic Death Rate is a term commonly applied to
the rate of deaths from the seven principal zymotic complaints,
viz.: Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping
Cough, Diarrhoea, and "Fever." which latter includes Typhus,
Typhoid (or Enteric) and Paratyphoid Fevers.
During the year 9 deaths 'occurred from these complaints,
the Zymotic Death Rate being 0.14 per thousand of population.