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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Birth-rates, civilian death-rates, analysis of mortality, maternal mortality and case rates for certain infectious diseases in the year 1941:—
| England and Wales | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000, 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTHS: | Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population* | ||||
| Live | 14.2 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 8.9 | 14.6 |
| Still | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.33 | 0.31 |
| DEATHS: | |||||
| All Causes | 12.9 | 14.9 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 11.4 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.09 |
| Influenza | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15* | 0.06 |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under one year of ago | 59 | 71 | 56 | 68 | 52 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Entoritis under two years of age | 5.1 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| NOTIFICATIONS: | Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population | ||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | ... |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.05 | ... |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.24 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.01 | 1.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 4.39 | 4.37 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 5.83 |
| Diphtheria | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 0.93 | 0.91 |
| Erysipelas | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.50 | 0.37 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 10.33 | 8.27 | 10.47 | 4.77 | 27.06 |
| Pneumonia | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.05 |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY: (excluding Abortion) | Rates per 1000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | ||||
| Puerperal Infection(no. 147) | 0.48 | Not available. | 1.18 | ||
| Others | 1.75 | 2.37 | |||
| Total | 2.23 | 3.55 | |||
| NOTIFICATIONS: | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 11.91 | 15.64 | 9.43 | 2.29 | 3.60 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12.3 including Puerperal Fever | ||||
| * A signifies that there were no deaths | |||||