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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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| England and Wales | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns (including London) | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident population) 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County | Urban District of Crayford | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| BIRTHS. Live | 15.5 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 13.9 |
| Still | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| DEATHS. | |||||
| All Causes | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 9.56 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0 38 | 0 29 |
| Influenza Smallpox | 0.38 0.00 | 0.36 0.00 | 0.38 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.11 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.5 |
| NOTIFICATIONS. (Corrected) | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0 04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 1.26 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.87 | 3.62 | 4.00 | 3.11 | 4.82 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipdas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.11 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Measles | 14.07 | 13.93 | 14.82 | 14.64 | 24.5 |
| Pneumonia | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 0.75 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (Including polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0 02 | 0.07 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.04 |
| Rate per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| of age Enteritis and diarrhoea | 29.6(a) | 33,9 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 20.7 |
| under 2 years of age | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.00 |
| Rate per 1,030 Total (Live and Still) Births | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 10.66 | 13.77 | 8.08 | 14.90 | 5.05 |
(a) Per 1,000 related live births.
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