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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1956.
| England and Wales | Borough of Hendon, | |
|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Hone Population | ||
| Births | ||
| Live births | 15.70 | 12.35 |
| Still births | 0.37 | 0.25 |
| 23.0(a) | 18.66(a) | |
| All causes | 11.70 | 10.67 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | - |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Smallpox | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.53 | 0.51 |
| Influenza | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| All causes under 1 year of age | 23.8 | 18.1 |
| NOTIFICATIONS (CORRECTED) | ||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.74 | 0.89 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.07 | 0.88 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | - | - |
| Measles | 3.6 | 1.92 |
| Pneumonia | 0.57 | 0.51 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ||
| Paralytic | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.25 | 0,15 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 16.31(a) | 55.5(a) |
| 20 6* (a) | ||
| (a) Per 1,000 Total (Live & Still) Births | ||
| *This is the rate when the figure relating to Hendon residents only is taken. | ||