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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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Maternal Deaths:—
| Puerperal Sepsis | — |
| Other Puerperal causes | — |
| Other Maternal causes | 1 |
| Rate per 1,000 Live and Stillbirths | 2 |
| Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births (Crayford) | 26.4 |
| General death rate of infants under 1 year of age for England and Wales | 32 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 27.9 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 0 |
| Cancer (all ages) | 47 |
| Measles (all ages) | 1 |
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 |