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Crayford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
| England & Wales | Crayford U.D.C. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | ||
| BIRTHS. | ||
| Live Births | 15.2 | 13.9 |
| Stillbirths | 0.36 | .17 |
| 23.4(a) | 15.03(a) | |
| DEATHS. | ||
| All Causes | 11.3 | 8.06 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.18 | .17 |
| Influenza | 0.05 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | — |
| Pneumonia | 0.48 | .21 |
| NOTIFICATIONS (Corrected) | ||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | .03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.97 | .67 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.39 | 8.4 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.12 | .07 |
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Measles | 3.32 | .27 |
| Pneumonia | 0.60 | .67 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.03 | .07 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.01 | .03 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.20 | .03 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 17.74(a) | 27.5(a) |
| Rates per 1,00 | 0 Live Births | |
| deaths. | ||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 25.5(b) | 10.15(b) |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | .8 | — |
(a) Per 1,000 total (Live and Still) Births.
(b) Per 1,000 related Live Births.
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