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Hayes and Harlington 1946
[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 1946 PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON WEEKLY AND QUARTERLY
RETURNS
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs andGreat 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 Civilian Population | |||||
| Births:- Live | 19.1 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 20.24 |
| Still | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.37 |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All causes | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 6.97 |
| 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 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.04 |
| Small-pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 0.83 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 2.78 |
| Diphtheria | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.13 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.12 |
| Small-pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 | 1.5 |
| Pneumonia | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.54 |
| (Rates per 1,000 Live Births) | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 43 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 24.46 |
| Deaths from diarrhoea and enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.000 |
| (Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality Abortion with sepsis | 0.13 | 0.00 | |||
| Abortion without sepsis | 0.06 | Figures not available | 0.00 | ||
| Puerperal infections | 0.18 | 0.00 | |||
| Others | 1.06 | 1.57 | |||
| Totals | 1.43 | 1.57 | |||
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia | 8.50 | 10.35 | 7.63 | 9.68 | 10.5 |