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
Wood Green 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table
| Birth-rate per 1,000 population. | Annual Death-Rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Diarrhoea andEnteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under 1 year. | ||
| England and Wales | 15.1 | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 5.5 | 53 |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 15.0 | 11.7 | 0.00 | — | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 7.8 | 57 |
| 148 Smaller Towns (popula-lation, 25,000-50,000 at Census 1931) | 15.4 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 3.6 | 51 |
| London | 13.4 | 11.4 | 0.00 | — | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 13.1 | 57 |
| Wood Green | 12.3 | 10.1 | — | — | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 1.6 | 38 |