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Hornchurch 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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BIRTH RATES, DEATH RATES AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1951.
Local figures compared with England and Wales and certain towns.
| England and Wales | 120 C.B .s and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Pop. 25,000/50,000 at 1931 Census). | London Admin. County. | Horn-church | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | |||||
| Births— Live births | 15.5 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 14.11 |
| Still births | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.30 |
| Deaths— All causes | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 10.39 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | _ | _ |
| Whooping cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.24 |
| Influenza | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
| Pneumonia | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.28 |
| Rates per 1,000 live births. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.6(a) | 33.9 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 16.84 |
(a) Per 1,000 related live births.