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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
Erith 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the Year 1953
| England and Wales | 160 County Boro’s & Great towns including London | 160 smaller towns (Resident population 25,000-50,000 at 1951 census) | London Administrative County | Borough of Erith | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| Live births | 15.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 14.63 |
| Still births | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.31 |
| 22.4(a) | 24.8(a) | 21.4(a) | 21.0(a) | 20.44(a) | |
| All causes | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 10.88 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.35 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | |||||
| (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.55 |
| (Corrected) | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal | |||||
| Infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.39 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 2.42 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 3.64 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 12.36 | 11.27 | 12.32 | 8.09 | 8.31 |
| Pneumonia | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 1.18 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | |||||
| (including Polioencephalitis) | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.00 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18.23(a) | 24.33(a) | 12.46(a) | 28.61(a) | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 26.8(b) | 30.8 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 32.79 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.49 |
| (a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | |||||
| (b) Per 1,000 Related Live Births. | |||||