Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF
MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASERATES
FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE
YEAR 1938.
England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.)
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns 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 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 20.8 |
| Still | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.61 |
| DEATHS:— | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 10.1 |
| Typhoid and Para typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| NOTIFICATIONS | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 2.41 | 2.60 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 1.98 |
| Diphtheria | 1.58 | 1.85 | 1.53 | 1.90 | 0.48 |
| Enteric fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.09 |
| Pneumonia | 1.10 | 1.28 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.36 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 53 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 59 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years of | 5.5 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 13.1 | 8.7 |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY:- | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.89 | Not available | 0.00 | ||
| Others | 2.19 | 1.09 | |||
| Total | 3.08 | 11.09 | |||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e.. Live and Still) | |||||
| MATERNITY MORTALITY:- | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.86 | Not available | 0.00 | ||
| Other | 2.11 | 1.06 | |||
| Total | 2.97 | 1.06 | |||
| NOTIFICATIONSL:- | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 14.42 | 18.08 | 12.51 | 3.53 | 7.44 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 15.46 | ||||