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Crayford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS 1953.
| England and Wales | 160 County Boro's and Great Towns (including London) | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident Population) 25,000—50.000 at 1951 Census | London Administrative County | Urban District of Crayford | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| BIRTHS. | |||||
| Live Births | 15.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 14.6 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
| 22.4(a) | 24.8(a) | 21.4(a) | 21.0(a) | 23.9(a) | |
| DEATHS. | |||||
| All Causes | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 9.8 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.39 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.46 |
| NOTIFICATIONS. (Corrected). | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.39 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 1.29 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 1.47 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 12.36 | 11.27 | 12.32 | 8.09 | 6.29 |
| Pneumonia ... | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.50 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (Including Polioencephalitis | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | — |
| Non-paralytic | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.38 | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18.23(a) | 24.33(a) | 12.46(a) | 28.61(a) | 7.19(a) |
| Rates per 1,000 live births | |||||
| deaths. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 26.8(b) | 30.8 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 24.6 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
(a) Per 1,000 total (live and still) Births.
(b) Per 1,000 related live births.
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