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Crayford 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]

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Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population
7,189.
General death rate for England and Wales 11.6.
The Birth Rate and Death Rate for Crayford compares
favourably with that for other parts of the Country.
The Registrar General has supplied comparability factors
for 1950. The standardised Birth Rate which allows
for comparison with other parts of the Country is 14.5
and the standardised Death Rate is 9.5.
Maternal Deaths:—
There were no Maternal Deaths in 1950.
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:—
Deaths of Infants under one Total M. F.
year of age 12 8 4
Rate per 1,000 live births (Crayford) 27.6.
Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births 21.4.
General death rate of infants under 1 year of age for
England and Wales 29.8.
Deaths from Various Causes.
Malignant Neoplasm (all ages) 35
Measles (all ages) —
Whooping Cough (all ages) —
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 1
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