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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
East Barnet 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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vital statistics
| Births | 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live births (rates per 1,000 population | 12.9 | 12.7 | |
| Still births (rates per 1,000 population) | 0.23 | 0.23 | |
| Still births (rates per 1,000 total; live and still births) | 18.5 | 18.7 | |
| Deaths | |||
| Infants under 1 year of age (rate per 1,000 live births) | 10.5 | 23.1 | |
| Total all ages (rate per 1,000 population) | 10.1 | ||
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 10.3
Death rate of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000
illegitimate births 0.0
TABLE I
Notifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1954
| 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 Fever | 37 | .... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | ||
| Chicken Pox | 266 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 132 | 29 | 19 | 6 | .... | .... | |||
| Whooping Cough | 148 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 52 | 38 | 4 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Measles | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Pneumonia | 15 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 | 1 | .... | 6 | .... | 3 | .... | ||
| Erysipelas | 8 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 | 3 | .... | ||
| Food Poisoning | 8 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | 1 | .... | ||
| Dysentery | 11 | .... | .... | .... | 1 | .... | 3 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | |||
| Totals | 508 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 60 | 96 | 192 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | - |