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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
Stepney 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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VII.- STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1947. (Prepared by Registrar-General)
| Estimated Civilian Population | 100,020 | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS | STILLBIRTHS | |||
| M | F | M | F | |
| Total (Legitimate and Illegitimate) | 1145 | 1039 | 37 | 25 |
| Illegitimate | 73 | 73 | 5 | 5 |
| DEATHS UNDER 1 YEAR | ||||
| M | F | |||
| Legitimate | 47 | 29 | ||
| Illegitimate | 3 | 3 | ||
Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality and Case-rates for certain Infectious
Diseases in the year 1947.
(Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales 1. | 126 C.B.s & Great Towns including London 2. | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25000-50000 1931 Census 3. | London Adm. County 4. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1000 Civilian Population:- | ||||
| BIRTHS | ||||
| Live | 20.5 † | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.7 |
| Still | 0.50† | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 |
| DEATHS | ||||
| All causes | 12.00† | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
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