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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1957
[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 1957
England and Wales, London, 160 Great Towns and 160 Smaller Towns
| England and Wales | 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25.000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census) | London Administrative County | Borough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births: | (Rates per 1,000 Home Population | ||||
| Live | 16.10 | 16.10 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 11.69 |
| Still | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.29 | 0.28 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes | 11.50 | 11.50 | 11.40 | 11.40 | 10.81 |
| Malignant Neoplasm Lung and Bronchus | 0.43 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.47 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.05 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Coronary Disease —Angina | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.42 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.65 | 0.46 |
| (Rates per 1,000 live births) | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 21.9 | 26.6 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years | 0.50 | * | * | * | - |
| *Figures not available | |||||