London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Crayford 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
9.7.
General death rate for England and Wales 11.5.
Deaths from puerperal causes.
Puerperal Sepsis —
Other Puerperal causes —
Other Maternal causes —
Death rate of infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births 37
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate
live births 38.8
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 0
General death rate of infants under 1 year
of age for England and Wales 43
Death from Cancer (all ages) 41
Death from Measles (all ages') 0
Death from Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
Death from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 0
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