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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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DEATH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS.
| 1947 | 8.3 | 1955 | 11.6 |
| 1948 | 8.2 | 1956 | 10.5 |
| 1949 | 10.6* | 1957 | 10.4 |
| 1950 | 10.4 | 1958 | 10.2 |
| 1951 | 10.3 | 1959 | 10.9 |
| 1952 | 10.4 | 1960 | 11.0 |
| 1953 | 13.1 | 1961 | 10.5 |
| 1954 | 12.1 | 1962 | 11.2 |
| *Area Comparability Factor returned. | |||
The Area Comparability Factor for deaths this year altered from
1.25 to 1.22 and for births remained at 0.93.
BIRTH RATE—COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
| 1947 | 20.7 | 1955 | 15.4 |
| 1948 | 17.2 | 1956 | 16.7 |
| 1949 | 16.0 | 1957 | 17.1 |
| 1950 | 13.6* | 1958 | 18.5 |
| 1951 | 14.1 | 1959 | 18.1 |
| 1952 | 13.8 | 1960 | 18.3 |
| 1953 | 14.8 | 1961 | 17.0 |
| 1954 | 14.7 | 1962 | 17.1 |
| * 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.