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Hayes and Harlington 1945
[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 1945
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 Adminis-trative County | Hayes and Harling-ton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | |||||
| Births:— | |||||
| Live | 16.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 18.99 |
| Still | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.4 | 0.35 |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All causes | 11.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 7.12 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.89 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 1.57 | 1.22 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 0.67 |
| Diphtheria | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.31 | 0.13 |
| Erysipelas | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.18 |
| Small-pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 11.67 | 10.89 | 11.19 | 9.03 | 17.14 |
| Pneumonia | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.3 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 46 | 54 | 43 | 53 | 38.2 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.6 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality (excluding Abortion):— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.25 | Not available | 0.00 | ||
| Others | 0.08 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 0.33 | 0.00 | |||
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia | 9.93 | 12.65 | 8.81 | 15.87 | 15.8 |