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Wanstead and Woodford 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]

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Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality,

and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1954 England and Wales, London, 160 Great Towns and 160 Smaller Towns (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns).

England and Wales160 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London160 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census)London Administrative CountyBorough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD
Births:(Rates per 1,000 Home Population)
Live15.215.214.915.211.3
Still0.360.360.370.310.24
Deaths:
All Causes11.311.111.310.79.9
Malignant Neoplasm Lung and Bronchus0.370.430.340.540.44
Whooping Cough0.000.000.000.00
Diphtheria0.000.000.00
Tuberculosis0.180.200.180.200.05
Influenza0.040.030.040.020.02
Coronary Disease —Angina1.511.521.521.501.43
Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis0.000.000.000.00
Pneumonia0.410.450.410.480.29
(Rates per 1,000 Live Births)
All causes under 1 year of age25.525.226.620.714.2
Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years.0.871.050.510.44