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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 2.
COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1952 (Provisional)
| Stepney | London Administrative County | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||
| Births | |||
| Live births | 18.55+ | 17.6 | 15.3 |
| Still births | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.35 |
| Deaths | |||
| All causes | 14.67+ | 12.6 | 11.3 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0 .00 | - | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.24. |
| Influenza | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 1.01 | 0.58 | 0.47 |
| Notifications (Corrected) | |||
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet fever | 2.10 | 1.56 | 1.53 |
| Whooping cough | 1.57 | 1.66 | 2.61 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Measles | 12.97 | 9.23 | 8.86 |
| Pneumonia | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.72 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis ): Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Pood Poisoning | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| Puerperal Pyrexiaæ | 49.35 | 30.77 | 17.87 |
| Deaths | Rates per 1,000 Live Births | ||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 18.47 | 23.8 | 27.6 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.52 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| (+)Adjusted by Area Comparability Factor. | |||
| (æ)per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | |||