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, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY,
MATERNAL MORTALITY, AND CASE-RATES FOR
CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1940.
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 Harling-ton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | |||||
| BIRTHS:- | |||||
| Live | 14.6 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 21.1 |
| Still | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.49 |
| DEATHS:- | |||||
| All Causes | 14.3 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 13.1 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Whooping cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0,02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Influenza | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| NOTIFICATIONS:- | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 0.82 | 1.68 |
| Diphtheria | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.21 | 0.61 | 1.01 |
| Enteric fever | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Erysipelas | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.09 |
| Pneumonia | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.33 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| Whooping cough | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 0.22 | 1.49 |
| Measles | 10.24 | 9.23 | 9.99 | 1.78 | 3.17 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 55 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 78 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 15.4 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still) | |||||
| MATERNAL MORTALITY (EXCLUDING ABORTION):- | Not available | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.52) | 0.000 | |||
| Others | 1.64) | 1.675 | |||
| Total | 2.16) | 1.675 | |||
| NOTIFICATIONS:- | , | ||||
| Puerperal fever | 11.96 | 13.90 | 9.73 | 3.34 | 1.675 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 13.30 | ||||
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