Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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Deaths | 1956 | 1957 |
---|---|---|
Infants under 1 year of age (rate per 1,000 live births) | 13.5 | 22.2 |
Total all ages (rate per 1,000 population) | 9.9 | 10.7 |
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 22.1
Death rate of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000
illegitimate births -
TABLE I
Notifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1957
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. |
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Diphtheria | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Scarlet Fever | 19 | .... | .... | 1 | .... | 3 | 12 | 3 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Chicken Pox | 152 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 79 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .... | .... | .... |
Whooping Cough | 171 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 95 | .... | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | .... | |
Measles | 804 | 16 | 54 | 71 | 96 | 104 | 454 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Pneumonia | 12 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Poliomyelitis | 3 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Puerperal Pyrexia | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Erysipelas | 3 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 3 | .... | .... |
Food Poisoning | 4 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Dysentery | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
Totals | 1168 | 32 | 63 | 97 | 119 | 131 | 641 | 48 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | - |