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Coulsdon and Purley 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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COMPARATIVE CRUDE BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1949.
| 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. | Coulsdon and Purley Urban. District. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births: Live Births | Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population: | ||||
| 16.7(a) | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 13.0 | |
| Still Births | 0.39(a) | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.33 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes | 11.7(a) | 12.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 9.1 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Whooping cough | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.37 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.51 |
| Notifications (Corrected): | |||||
| Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 2.15 |
| Whooping cough | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.39 | 1.70 | 0.64 |
| Diphtheria | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 8.95 | 8.91 | 9.18 | 8.54 | 9.36 |
| Pneumonia | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.07 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.14 |
| Acute polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.03 |
| Deaths: All causes under 1 year of age Enteritis and diarrhoea under | Rates per 1,000 Live Births: | ||||
| 32 (b) | 37 | 30 | 29 | 25 | |
| 2 years of age | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Notifications (Corrected): | Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births: | ||||
| 6.31 | 8.14 | 5.30 | 6.82 | 2.33 | |
| Puerperal fever and pyrexia | |||||
| Maternal Mortality: | |||||
| Abortion with sepsis | 0.11 | — | |||
| Abortion without sepsis | 0.05 | — | |||
| Puerperal infections | 0.11 | — | |||
| Other maternal causes | 0.71 | - | |||
(a) Rates per 1,000 total population.
(b) Per 1,000 related births.
A dash (—) signifies that there were no cases.
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