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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
| England & Wales | Crayford U.D.C. | |
|---|---|---|
| BIRTHS | Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |
| Live Births | 16.4 | 17.93 |
| Stillbirths | 0.36 | 0.33 |
| 21.6 (a) | 18.1 (a) | |
| DEATHS | ||
| All causes | 11.7 | 8.75 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | • |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| Influenza | 0.05 | - |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.5 |
| NOTIFICATIONS (Corrected) | ||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.86 | 0.19 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.74 | 0.39 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | - |
| Erysipelas | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - |
| Measles | 5.75 | 8.78 |
| Pneumonia | 0.49 | 0.06 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | ||
| Paralytic | 0.03 | |
| Non-paralytic | 0.01 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.20 | 0.06 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14.26 (a) | 19.89(a) |