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Hayes and Harlington 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

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Table: BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1952PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON QUARTERLY RETURNS

BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1952

PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON QUARTERLY RETURNS

England and Wales160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London)160 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census)London Administrative CountyHayes and Harlington
Rates per 1,000 Home Population Births—
Live births15.316.915.517.615.27
Stillbirths0.350.430.360.340.35
22.36124.6*23.0*19.2*22.57*
Deaths—
All causes11.312.111.212.67.03
Typhoid and paratyphoid0.000.000.00--
Whooping cough0.000.000.000.00—
Diphtheria0.000.000.000.00—
Tuberculosis0.240.280.220.310.18
Influenza0.040.040.040.05—
Smallpox0.00————
Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis)0.010.010.000.01-
Pneumonia0.470.520.430.580.38
Notifications (Corrected) :
Typhoid fever0.000.000.000.00—
Para-typhoid fever0.020.020.0300.10.01
Meningococcal infection0.030.030.030.020.06
Scarlet fever1.531.751.581.562.21
Whooping cough2.612.742.571.662.19
Diphtheria0.010.010.030.01—
Erysipelas0.140.150.120.140.03
Smallpox0.000.000.00—-
Measles8.8610.118.499.2310.42
Pneumonia0.720.800.620.571.21
Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis):
Paralytic0.060.060.060.060.17
Non-paralytic0.030.030.020.030.05
Food poisoning0.130.160.110.180.06
Puerperal pyrexia17.87*23.94*10.22*30-77*1570*
Rates per 1,000 Live Births Deaths—
All causes under 1year of age27.6†31.225.823.818.07
Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age1.11.30.50.7-
Maternal Mortality (Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births)England and WalesHayes and Harlington
Sepsis of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium0.090.00
Abortion with toxaemia0.020.00
Other toxaemias of pregnancy and the puerperium0.210.00
Haemorrhage of pregnancy and childbirth0.090.00
Abortion without mention of sepsis or toxaemia0.040.00
Abortion with sepsis0.070.00
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium0.200.00

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* Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births,
† Per 1,ooo related live births.
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