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East Barnet 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]

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Table: vital statistics

vital statistics

BirthsEast Barnet U.D.160 smaller towns pop. 25,000/50,000England and Wales
Live births (rates per 1,000 population12.715.715.5
Still births (rates per 1,000 population)0.230.340.35
Still births (rates per 1,000 total; live and still births)18.721.422.4
Deaths
Infants under 1 year of age (rate per 1,000 live births)23.124.326.8
Total all ages (rate per 1,000 population)9.111.311.4

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The Registrar General's Comparability Factors for Births and
Deaths have been taken into account when calculating the above
rates.
Death rate of legitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000
legitimate births 20.6
Death rate of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000
illegitimate births 111.1

Table: TABLE INotifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1953

TABLE I

Notifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1953

DISEASES.Total Cases Notified.Under 1 year.1—2 years.2—3 years.3—4 years.4—5 years.5—10 years.10—15 years.15—20 years.20—35 years.35—45 years.45—65 years.65 and over.Total Deaths.
Diphtheria........................................................
Scarlet Fever85............102535114....................
Chicken Pox223....324276410032....................
Whooping Cough231222136405647423................
Measles935151291341342412521686................
Pneumonia33................1........27697....
Dysentery12................124212............
Erysipelas4....................................31....
Food Poisoning5....................21........11........
Totals1528371531942113884384020179138—