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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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DEATH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS.
1945 9.9
1946 9.0
1947 8.3
1948 8.2
1949 10.6*
1950 10.4
1951 10.3
1952 10.4
1953 13.1
1954 12.1
1955 11.6
1956 10.5
1957 10.4
1958 10.2
1959 10.9
1960 11.0
*Area Comparability Factor returned.
The Area Comparability Factor for deaths this year altered from
1.19 to 1.23 and for births remained at 0.94.
BIRTH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
1945 18.4
1946 21.3
1947 20.7
1948 17.2
1949 16.0
1950 13.6*
1951 14.1
1952 13.8
1953 14.8
1954 14.7
1955 15.4
1956 16.7
1957 17.1
1958 18.5
1959 18.1
1960 18.3
* Area Comparability Factor returned.
The Area Comparability Factor might very generally be translated
as one which being applied to certain local figures makes them suitable
for general comparisons.