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-RATE, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE
YEAR 1944
England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns.
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Births:— | |||||
Live | 17.6 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 15.0 | 20.78 |
Still | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.42 | 0.49 |
Deaths:— | |||||
All causes | 11.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 7.9 |
Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
Whooping cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Influenza | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
Notifications:— | |||||
Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
Scarlet fever | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.67 | 1.57 | 2.73 |
Whooping cough | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.29 | 2.90 | 3.37 |
Diphtheria | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.31 | 0.10 |
Erysipelas | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.13 |
Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Measles | 4.16 | 4.51 | 3.94 | 2.98 | 3.56 |
Pneumonia | 0.97 | 1.3 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.49 |
Deaths under 1 year of age | 46 | 52 | 44 | 61 | 37 |
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.8 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 6.5 |
Maternal Mortality (excluding Abortion):— | |||||
Puerperal sepsis | 0.28 | Not available | 0.00 | ||
Others | 1.25 | 0.00 | |||
Total | 1.53 | 0.00 | |||
Notifications:— | |||||
Puerperal fever Puerperal pyrexi | 10.34 | 13.13 | 9.25 | 3.61 14.14 | 0.78 |
SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE
AREA
Similar to previous years.
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