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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 1961

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

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Table:

births19601961
Live births (rates per 1,000 population)12.313.2
Still births (rates per 1,000 population)0.150.20
Still births (rates per 1,000 total; live and still births)12.616.9

Table: deaths

deaths

Infants under 1 year of age (rate per 1,000 live births20.622.4
Total all ages (rate per 1,000 population)9.8612.67
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 births16.816.5
Death rate of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 illegitimate births76.9166.6

Table: TABLE 1Notifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1961

TABLE 1

Notifications of Infectious Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) received during the year 1961

DISEASESTotal Cases NotifiedUnder 1 year1 year2 years3 years4 years5-9 years10-14 years15-24 years25 years and over
Scarlet Fever9...........................1.........4211
Whooping Cough3..................1.........1.........1..................
Measles6633398271753543153
Dysentery56115.........231817
Acute Pneumonia7......................................................16
Food Poisoning1......................................................1..................
Erysipelas1........................................................................1
Chicken Pox1356311159671365
Totals8751043998787456571323

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