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Hayes and Harlington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE
YEAR 1937.
England and Wales, London, 125 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 125 County Boroughs and Great T owns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Hayes and Harlington | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population | |||||
| BIRTHS :— | |||||
| Live | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 21.42 |
| Still | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.78 |
| DEATHS :— | |||||
| All Causes | 12.4 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 10.8 |
| Typhoid and Para | |||||
| typhoid fevers Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Influenza | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.30 |
| Violence | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.35 |
| NOTIFICATIONS:— | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | _ | 0.00 | _ | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 2.33 | 2.56 | 2.42 | 2.09 | 4.77 |
| Diphtheria | 1.49 | 1.81 | 1.38 | 1.93 | 0.30 |
| Enteric fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.18 |
| Pneumonia | 1.36 | 1.58 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 0.70 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 58 | 62 | 55 | 60 | 66 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 12.0 | 15.0 |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.97 | 1 r Not available | 0.00 | ||
| Others | 2.26 | 1.17 | |||
| Total | 3.23 | 1.17 | |||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| MATERNAL MORTALITY:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.94 | | Not available | 0.00 | ||
| Others | 2.17 | 1.13 | |||
| Total | 3.11 | 1.13 | |||
| NOTIFICATIONS:— | |||||
| Puerperal fever | } 13.93 | 17.59 | 11.52 { | 4.15 | 2.26 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 14.34 | 5.66 | |||