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East Ham 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 1
| Still births per 1,000 population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | |
| England and Wales | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 |
| East Ham | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.25 |
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STILL BIRTHS
The number of still births registered was 30 compared with 35 for the
previous year, The rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births was 18.3
the figure for 1951 being 19.8.
The still birth mortality rates for England and Wales and East Ham are
shewn in the following table
The rates for East Ham per 1,000 total (live and still) births for the past five years are indicated below
| 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of still births | 46 | 48 | 46 | 35 | 30 |
| Rate per 1,000 total births | 20.5 | 24.2 | 25.5 | 19.8 | 18.3 |
BIRTHS.
The number of live births registered was 1,609, as compared with 1,732
for the year 1951, equivalent to a birthrate of 13.4 per 1,000 of the
population - the figure for the previous year being 14.3.
The Registrar General has computed an Area Comparability Factor to
facilitate comparision of the birth rates in the various Local Authority
Areas, and the factor for East Ham is 0.95. The corrected birth rate is
therefore 13.4 x 0.95 = 12.7. This corrected rate is used in all comparison
tables in this report.
A comparison of the statistics for the period since 1948 is appended
| 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births (East Ham) | 2,194 | 1,934 | 1,753 | 1,732 | 1,609 |
| Birth rate (East Ham) | 18.1 | 15.8 | l4.4 | 13.6 | 12.7 |
| Birth rate (England & Wales) | 17.9 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
NOTE:- The rates for East Ham to 1950 are not corrected,,
DEATHS.
The number of deaths of residents dying within or without the district
was 1,330, as compared with 1,433 for the year 1951. The death rate per
1,000 of the population was 11.0, that for the previous year being 11.8.
Of the total deaths, 632 or 47.5 per cent. died in Institutions. The
number of residents who died outside the area and whose deaths were
assigned to the Borough was 568. The deaths of persons non-resident in
the area totalled 66. The number of deaths in various age groups was as
follows:-
Under 1 year 1-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-35 years 35-45 years
ft, F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
24 13 5-42 42 10 9 30 22
45-55 years 55-65 years 65-75 years 75-85 years 85-95 years 95 & over
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. H. F. M. F.
69 35 140 78 207 165 174 212 53 63 3 6