London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Erith 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Live Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population (Registrar
General's Figures) :—17.00
Live Birth rate, England and Wales :—16.7
Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Births. Legitimate | 6 | 7 | 73 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| 6 | 7 | 13 |
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births :—16.09
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population :—0.28
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Total Population, England
and Wales 0.39
A(4)c. Deaths
Male :—239 Female : —226 Total :—465
Death rate per 1,000 civilian population :—9.95
Death rate corrected for comparison with other areas :—
10.75
(Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General)—1.08
Corresponding rate for 1948 :—9.9
Death rate per 1,000 total population England and Wales
(1949) 11.7
Number of Women dying in or in consequence of childbirth
:—1
Maternal Mortality rate per 1,000 total births :—1.24
Comparative figure for England and Wales :—0.98
A (4)d. Infant Mortality. Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age :
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 7 | 19 |
Death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live
births :—23.9
Death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live
births, England and Wales :—32.0
Total number of deaths from :—
| 1948 | 1949 | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles (all ages) | 1 | — |
| Whooping cough | 2 | — |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — | 1 |