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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 1959
[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 1959
England and Wales and London (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns).
| England and Wales | London Administrative County | Borough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births: (Rates per 1,000 Home Population) | |||
| Live | 16. 5 | 17. 3 | 11. 7 |
| Still | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.29 |
| Deaths: | |||
| All causes | 11. 6 | 11. 9 | 11. 5 |
| Malignant Neoplasm | |||
| Lung and Bronchus | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.49 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Diptheria | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| Influenza | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.34 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 3.17 | 1.89 | 1.99 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis | 0.00 | 0.00 | _ |
| Pneumonia | 0.59 | 0.91 | 0.45 |
| (Rates per 1,000 live births) | |||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 22.2 | 22.35 | to OT -2- |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age 'Figures not available. | 0.46 | 9 | — |