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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| England and Wales | Borough of Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Births:— | Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |
| Live births | 16.4 | 14.65 |
| Still births | 0.36 21.6(a) | 0.28 18.98(a) |
| Deaths:— | ||
| All causes | 11.7 | 11.03 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | - |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| Influenza | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) | 0.00 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.54 |
| Notifications:— | ||
| (Corrected) Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.86 | 0.28 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.74 | 0.50 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | - |
| Erysipelas | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - |
| Measles | 5.75 | 13.38 |
| Pneumonia | 0.49 | 0.24 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) Paralytic | 0.03 | - |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.20 | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14.26(a) | 16.06(a) |
| Deaths: — | Rates per 1,000 live births | |
| All causes under I year of age | 22.6 | 19.35 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.44 | - |
| (a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | ||