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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 1963
[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 | 18.2 | 17.91 |
| Still births | 0.32 | 0.29 |
| 17.2(a) | 15.72(a) | |
| All causes | 12.2 | 11.53 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| Influenza | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) | 0.00 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.99 | 0.68 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.01 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.37 | 0.37 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.74 | 0.13 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.04 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — |
| Measles | 12.78 | 10.63 |
| Pneumonia | 0.30 | 0.07 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polio-encephalitis) Paralytic | 0.00 | - |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.00 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7.44(a) | 6.05(a) |
| Rates per 1,000 live births | ||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 21.1 | 17.2 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.53 | 1.23 |
| (a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | ||