London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chingford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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TABLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH RATES
| Year | Pop'n. | Births | Crude rate per 1,000 pop'n | Rate adjd. by area comparability factor | Rate for England and Wales | Deaths | Crude rate per 1,000 pop'n | Rate adjd. by area comparability factor | Rate for England and Wales | Infant Mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 live births | Rate for England and Wales | ||||||||||
| 1954 | 47,600 | 557 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 382 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 13 | 23.3 | 25.5 |
| 1955 | 47,310 | 472 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 15.0 | 343 | 7.2 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 6 | 12.7 | 24.9 |
| 1956 | 46,840 | 492 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 15.6 | 392 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 5 | 10.1 | 23.8 |
| 1957 | 46,450 | 523 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 16.1 | 397 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 8 | 15.3 | 23.3 |
| 1958 | 46,030 | 535 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 16.4 | 389 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 8 | 14.9 | 22.6 |
| 1959 | 46,030 | 566 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 16.5 | 414 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10 | 17.6 | 22.2 |