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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| England and Wales | Borough of Erith | |
|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | ||
| Live births | 17.4 | 15.47 |
| Still births | 0.34 | 0.44 |
| 19.1(a) | 28.03(a) | |
| All causes | 12.0 | 12.14 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (includ ing Polio-encephalitis) | 0.00 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.65 | 0.71 |
| (Corrected) | ||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.01 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.43 | 0.16 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.53 | 0.40 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 16.54 | 17.38 |
| Pneumonia | 0.40 | 0.13 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (includ ing Polio-encephalitis) | ||
| Paralytic | 0.02 | — |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.00 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.02 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 10.17(a) | 9.76(a) |
| Rates per 1,000 live births | ||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 21.6 | 14.35 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.6 | 1.43 |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.