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Hayes and Harlington 1939
[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 1939.
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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15. 6 | 12.3 | 23.0 |
| Still | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.64 |
| DEATHS:- | |||||
| All Causes | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 10.0 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | |||||
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | • 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Whooping cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Influenza | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| NOTIFICATIONS:- | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | – | 0.00 | |
| Scarlet fever | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 1.28 |
| Diphtheria | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 0.98 | 0.62 |
| Enteric fever | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Erysipelas | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.08 |
| Pneumonia | 1.02 | 1.21 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.45 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 50 | 53 | 40 | 48 | 57 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 9. 3 |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY:- | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | (0.77) | (0.85) | |||
| Others | (2.16) | Not available | (0.85) | ||
| Total | (2.93) | (1.70) | |||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| MATERNAL MORTALITY:- | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | (0.74) | (0.825) | |||
| Others | (2.08) | Jot available | (0.825 | ||
| Total | (2.82) | (1.65) | |||
| NOTIFICATIONS:- | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 14.35 | 12.99 | (3.31) | 6.60 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | (14.22) | ||||
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