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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 1960
[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 1960 England and Wales and London (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | London Administrative County | Borough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Rates per 1,000 Home Population) | |||
| Births: | |||
| Live | 17.1 | 17.8 | 13.1 |
| Still | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.18 |
| Deaths: | |||
| All Causes | 11.5 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung and Bronchus | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.60 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Influenza | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 2.01 | 2.02 | 2.14 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.57 |
| (Rates per 1,000 live births) | |||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 21.9 | - | 19.8 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.52 | * | — |
| *Figures not available | |||