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Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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As in previous years, the Registrar-General's comparative figures for towns in the 'Outer Ring' for the 53 weeks ended 3rd January, 1931, are given below. The rates are provisional only.
| Town. | Estimated Population Mid.1929. | Rate per 1,000 living. | Measles. | Death Rate per 1,000 living. | Death Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Deaths (Civilians) | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under 2 years). | Infants under 1 year. | |||
| Croydon C.B. | 222300 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 5.3 | 48 |
| Willesden | 172500 | 17.5 | 9.9 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 8.2 | 58 |
| Hornsey | 88450 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 5.7 | 41 |
| Tottenham | 155000 | 16.2 | 9.9 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 4.3 | 52 |
| Edmonton | 75000 | 18.7 | 9.3 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 7.0 | 53 |
| West Ham C.B. | 307600 | 18.2 | 10.8 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 8.2 | 65 |
| East Ham C.B. | 147600 | 15.3 | 9.6 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 5.6 | 52 |
| Leyton | 128300 | 13.7 | 9.5 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 3.9 | 45 |
| Ilford | 116200 | 15.9 | 8.4 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 4.8 | 34 |
| Walthamstow | 124800 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 4.5 | 38 |
Of the 10 towns enumerated, Walthamstow had the second lowest
Infant Mortality and Death rates, and the fourth lowest Diarrhoea
and Enteritis Kate. The Birth-rate was the fourth lowest.
The following table shows the Registrar-General's comparison of
Birth and Death rates, etc., the comparison again being generally
favourable to Walthamstow.