Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Population (mid-year 1951, per Registrar General) | 85,150 |
Birth Rate | 16.1 |
Death Rate | 8.9 |
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 2.9 |
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 23.32 |
Number of Births (live) | 1,372 |
Number of Stillbirths | 33 |
Number of Deaths | 757 |
Number of Maternal Deaths | 4 |
Number of Infant Deaths (under 1 year) | 32 |
Death Rate of Respiratory Diseases (incl. Influenza but not Tuberculosis) | 1.04 |
Death Rate of Tuberculosis | 0.35 |
Death Rate of Cancer | 1.55 |
Death Rate of Zymotic Diseases | 0.05 |
Notifications of Infectious Diseases:— Scarlet Fever | 161 |
Diphtheria | — |
Poliomyelitis | 9 |
Typhoid Fever | — |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 |
Pneumonia | 51 |
Tuberculosis (New Cases) | 97 |
Number of Deaths from Infectious Diseases | 4 |
Number of Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — |
Number of Visits by Sanitary Inspectors | 11,235 |