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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births Legitimate | 333 | 281 | 614 |
| Illegitimate | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 347 | 290 | 637 |
Live Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population (Registrar
General's Figure): 13.86.
Birth rate corrected for comparison with other areas: —
13.86.
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General: —
100.
Live birth rate, England and Wales:—15.00.
Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year
1954:—13.51.
Male Female Total
Still Births Legitimate 5 10 15
Illegitimate - - -
5 10 15
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births:—23.01.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home population:—0.33-
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home population, England
and Wales:—0.35.
A (4)c Deaths
Male: —240 Female: —200 Total: —440
Death rate per 1,000 Home population:—9.58.
Death rate corrected for comparison with other areas:—
10-44.
Comparability Factor supplied by Registrar General:—
109
Corresponding rate for 1954:—9.9.
Death rate per 1,000 Home population, England and
Wales:—11.7.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—
Nil.
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births:—Nil.
Comparative figure for England and Wales:—0.64.