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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 1962
[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 1962
England and Wales and London
| England and Wales | London Administrative County | Borough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (Rates per 1,000 Home Population) | |||
| Live | 18.0 | 19.6 | 13.8 |
| Still | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.19 |
| All Causes | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Lung and Bronchus | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.60 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
| Influenza | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 2.20 | 2.26 | 2.3 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.80 |
| (Rates per 1,000 live births) | |||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 21.6 | 21.1 | 20.2 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.64 | 0.35 | — |