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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1952.
| England and Wales. 160 County | Boro's & Great Towns including London. 160 smaller | Towns (Resident Population 25,000—50,000 at 1951 Census) | London Administrative County. | Borough of Hendon. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births: | Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | ||||
| Live Births | 15.30 | 16.90 | 15.50 | 17.60 | 12.66 |
| Stillbirths | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.22 |
| 22.60(a) | 24.60(a) | 23.00(a) | 19.20(a) | 17.35(a) | |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes | 11.30 | 12.10 | 11.20 | 12.60 | 10.22 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | 0.00 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.34 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Deaths : Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 27.60(b | ) 31.20 | 25.80 | 23.8 | 20.7 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhœa under 2 years of age | 1.10 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 0.70 | — |
| Notifications (Corrected): | Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | ||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal Infect-tion | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 1.32 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.61 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 1.66 | 3.25 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.86 | 10.11 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 5.54 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis): | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 17.87(a) | 23.94(a) | 10.22(a) | 30.77(a) | 68.45(a) |
(a) Per 1,000, total (live & still) Births, (to) Per 1,000 related live births.
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