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East Barnet 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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| BIRTHS | 1957 | 1958 |
|---|---|---|
| Live births (rates per 1,000 population) | 13.2 | 14.4 |
| Still births (rates per 1,000 population) | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| Still births (rates per 1,000 total; live and still births) | 140 | 18.2 |
| DEATHS | ||
| Infants under 1 year of age (rate per 1,000 live births) | 22.2 | 3.85 |
| Total all ages (rate per 1,000 population) | 10.7 | 10.8 |
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 | 3.6 |
| Death rate of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 illegitimate births | — | — |
TABLE 1
Notifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1958
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 28 | ...... | ...... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... | ...... |
| Chicken Pox | 116 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ...... |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Measles | 76 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Pneumonia | 7 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... |
| Meningitis | 4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
| Dysentery | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
| Totals | 242 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 102 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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