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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table II.
| 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 and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under1 year. | ||
| England and Wales | 17.9 | 10.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 3.3 | 34 |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 20.0 | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 4.5 | 39 |
| 148 Smaller Towns (population 25,000-50,000 at Census 1931) | 19.2 | 10.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 2.1 | 32 |
| London | 20.1 | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2.4 | 31 |
| Wood Green | 15.1 | 9.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.5 | 28 |