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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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A (4)e Summary of Vital Statistics for the year 1956.
| England and Wales | Borough of Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Births: — | Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |
| Live births | 15.6 | 14.08 |
| Still births | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| 23.0(a) | 15.20(a) | |
| Deaths:— | ||
| All causes | 11.7 | 10.08 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.12 | 0.09 |
| Influenza | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) | 0.00 | _ |
| Pneumonia | 0.52 | 0.46 |
| Notifications: — | ||
| (Corrected) | ||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.74 | 0.57 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.07 | 2.61 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | — | _ |
| Measles | 3.59 | 0.57 |
| Pneumonia | 0.57 | 0.46 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) Paralytic | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.25 | 0.02 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 16.31(a) | |
| Deaths:— | Rates per 1,000 live births | |
| All causes under 1 year of age | 23.8(b) | 12.35 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.51 | — |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.
(b) Per 1,000 Related Live Births.