London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hornchurch 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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DEATH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
| 1940 | 9.4 | 1948 | 8.2 |
| 1941 | 9.6 | 1949 | 10.6* |
| 1942 | 7.9 | 1950 | 10.4 |
| 1943 | 8.9 | 1951 | 10.3 |
| 1944 | 9.2 | 1952 | 10.4 |
| 1945 | 9.9 | 1953 | 13.1 |
| 1946 | 9.0 | 1954 | 12.1 |
| 1947 | 8.3 | 1955 | 11.6 |
*Area Comparability Factor returned.
BIRTH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
| 1940 | 16.4 | 1948 | 17.2 |
| 1941 | 15.5 | 1949 | 16.0 |
| 1942 | 17.5 | 1950 | 13.6* |
| 1943 | 19.0 | 1951 | 14.1 |
| 1944 | 11.9 | 1952 | 13.8 |
| 1945 | 18.4 | 1953 | 14.8 |
| 1946 | 21.3 | 1954 | 14.7 |
| 1947 | 20.7 | 1955 | 15.4 |
*Area Comparability Factor returned.
The A.C.F. might very generally be translated as one which
being applied to certain local figures makes them suitable for general
comparisons.