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Hornchurch 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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BIRTH RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH RATES, ANALYSIS OF
MORTALITY AND MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1947.
Local figures compared with England and Wales and certain towns.
| England and Wales | 126 C.B.s and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Pop. ; '25,000-50,000 at 1981 Census | London Admin. County. | Hornchurch. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population. | |||||
| Births— | |||||
| Live Births | 20.5† | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 20.7 |
| Still Births | 0.50† | 0.6.2 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.40 |
| Deaths— | |||||
| All Causes | 12.00† | 13.00 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 8.3 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | - |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.03 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — |
| Deaths— | |||||
| Rates per 1.000 Live Births. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 41‡ | 47 | 36 | 37 | 27.1 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
| Maternal Mortality: Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | |||||
| Abortion with Sepsis | 0.10 | — | |||
| Abortion without Sepsis | 0.06 | - | |||
| Puerperal infections | 0.16 | — | |||
| Other maternal causes | 0.85 | 0.47 | |||
A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths.
† Rates per 1,000 total population.
‡ Per 1,000 related births.