London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Crayford 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
This page requires JavaScript
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 1958. The standardised Birth Rate
which allows for comparison with other parts of the country is 17.03
and the standardised Death Rate is 11.5
Maternal Deaths:-
There were no Maternal Deaths in 1958.
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:-
Total M F
Legitimate 8 5 3
Illegitimate - - -
8 5 3
Rate per 1,000 live births (Crayford) - 14.7
Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births - 15.2
Neo Natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births - 12.88
General death rate of infants under 1 year of age for
England and Wales - 22.6
DEATHS FROM VARIOUS CAUSES
Malignant Neoplasm (all ages) 52
Measles (all ages) -
Whooping Cough (all ages) -
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) -
7.