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West Ham 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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STATISTICAL SUMMARY 1952

Area of Borough4,689 acres
Population (R.G.'s mid-year estimate)170,500
Live Births2,800
Birth rate (per 1,000 population)l6.4
Stillbirths60
Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births)20.9
Deaths1,835
Death rate (per 1,000 population)10.7
Deaths of infants under 1 year69
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)24.6
Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age43
Neonatal death rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)15.3
Maternal deaths-
Maternal mortality rate (per 1,000 live & stillbirths)-

VARIOUS DISEASES: Cases and Deaths.

CasesCase rate per 1,000 populationDeathsDeath rate per 1,000 populatior
Smallpox----
Scarlet Fever5993.51--
Diphtheria----
Dysentery440.26--
Food Poisoning140.08--
Measles1,5048.82--
Acute Poliomyelitis (paralytic)130.08--
do. (non-paralytic)70.04--
Whooping Cough2941.72--
Meningococcal Infections40.0230.02
Typhoid and Para Typhoid Fevers50.03--
Pneumonia:
Acute, primary and influenzal1350.80--
All forms--1230.72
Bronchitis--1841.08
Tuberculosis:
Respiratory130O.76390.23
Other Forms190.1150.03
Cancer--2961.74