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Chingford 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS 0? MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1952. PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON QUARTERLY RETURNS.
| England and Wales | 160 County Boroughs & Great Towns (including London) | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25000-5000C at 1951 Census) | London Administrative County | Ching- ford | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| Births: | |||||
| Live Births | 15.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 11.0 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.14 |
| 22.6 (a) | 24.6 (a) | 23.0 (a) | 19.2 (a) | 12.2 (a) | |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All Causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 8.2 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.20 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | — |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis ) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | — |
| Pneumonia Notifications (Corrected) | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.50 | 0.41 |
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.50 | 1.56 | 3.75 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.61 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 1.66 | 1.37 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 0.06 | 10.11 | 0.49 | 9.23 | 10.53 |
| Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.00 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.49 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | |
| Food poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 17.07(a) | 23.94(a) | 10.22(a) | 30.77(a) | 1.74 (a) |
| Deaths | (Rates per 1.000 live Births | ||||
| All causes under 1 yr. of age | 27.6 (b) | 31.2 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 17.6 |
| Enteritis & diarrhoea under 2 yrs. of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.52 |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.
(b) Per 1,000 related live births.