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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 1.
COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1950
| Stepney | London Administrative County | England 3 and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Rates per 1,000 Home Population | ||
| Live births | 18.5 | 17.8 | 15.8 |
| Still births | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.37 |
| Deaths | |||
| All Causes | 12.58 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.56 | 0.39 | 0.36 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
| Smallpox | - | - | – |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.46 |
| Notifications (Corrected) | |||
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.06 | 1.23 | 1.50 |
| Whooping cough | 2.92 | 3.21 | 3.60 |
| Diphtheria | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | – | - | – |
| Measles | 5.05 | 6.57 | 8.39 |
| Pneumonia | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.70 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Food poisoning | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.17 |
| Deaths | Rates per 1,000 Live Births | ||
| All causes under 1 year of | 26.55 | 26.3 | 29.8 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 2.16 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Notifications (Corrected) Puerperal fever and | Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births | ||
| pyrexia | 7.41 | 6.03 | 5.81 |
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