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Chingford 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OP MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES in the YEAR 1953. PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON QUARTERLY RETURNS
| England and Wales | 160 County Boroughs & Great Towns (including London) | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25000-50000 at 1951 Census) | London Admin-istra- tive County | Ching-ford | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| Births: Live Births | 15.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 12.6 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.35 |
| 22.4 (a) | 24.8 (a) | 21.4 (a) | 21.0 (a) | 27.4(a) | |
| Deaths: All Causes | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 8.1 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.29 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.48 |
| Notifications (Corrected): Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.39 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 3.51 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 3.78 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | - |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - |
| Measles | 12.36 | 11.27 | 12.32 | 8.09 | 7.95 |
| Pneumonia | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.71 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Pood poisoning | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.10 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 18.23(a) Rates | 24.33(a) per 1,000 | 12.46(a) Live Births | 28.6l(a) | - |
| Deaths: All causes under 1 year of age | 26.8 (b) | 30.8 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 13.2 |
| Enteritis & diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | - |
(a) per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Birtns.
(b) per 1,000 related Live Births.