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Romford 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

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TABLE 1

BITRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL,and CASE-RATES for certain Infections Diseases in the year 1952.}

England and wales, London, 160 County Borough and Great Town, and 160 Smaller Towns.\

(Provisional Figure based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns )

RATE PER 1,000 POPULATIONDEATH-RATE PER 1,000 POPULATIONRATE PER 1.000 LIVE BIRTHS
All CausesTyphoid and Paratyphoid FeversWhooping CoughDiphtheriaTuberculosisInfluenzaSmall-poxAcute Poliomyelitis and PolioencephalitisPneumoniaDiarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)Total Deaths under 1 year
Live BirthsStill Births
England and Wales15.30.3511.30.000.000.000.240.040.000.010.471.127.6
160 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London16.90.4312.10.000.000.000.280.040.000.010.521.331.2
160 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations25,000 to 50.000 at 1951 Census)15.50.3611.20.000.000.000.220.040.000.000.430.525.8
London17.60.3412.60.000.000.000.310.050.000.010.580.723.8
ROMFORD17.90.409.10.000.000.000.170.010.000.000.312.125.3

The Maternal Mortality Rate for England and Wales is as follows: Per 1,000 Total Live Births — 0.72
The Maternal Mortality Rate for Romford is as follows: Per 1,000 Total Live Births — 0.50