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Wimbledon 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of
the Registrar-General's Short List):-
Rate per 1,000 total
Deaths (live & still) births
No* 29 Puerperal sepsis 1 1.57
Ho. 30 Other puerperal causes– –
Total 1 1.57
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 29.41
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live
births 27.30
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 76.92
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 105
Measles (all ages)
" " Whooping Cough (all ages) 1
" " Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) –
Birth. Rates, Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death Rates, ana Case Rates for Certain Infectious Diseases
in the Year 1939.
(Provisional Figures based, on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).
| Wimbledon. | England & Wales | 126 C.B's & Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller 'Towns (Resident pop. 25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Live Births | 10.86 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 12.3 |
| Still | 0.37 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 |
| Deaths:- | |||||
| All Causes | 10.53 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Small-pox .. | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Influenza | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 |
| Violence | 0.58 | * | * | * | * |
| Notifications:- | |||||
| Small-pox | – | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.96 | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.53 |
| Diphtheria | 0.42 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 0.98 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.37 |
| Pneumonia | 0.16 | 1.02 | 1.21 | 0.89 | 0.99 |
| Rates per | 1,000 Live Births | ||||
| Infant Mortality:- | |||||
| Deaths under 1 yr.of ago Deaths from Diarrhœa and | 29 | 50 | 53 | 40 | 48 |
| Enteritis (under two years of age) | 0.00 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 8.2 |
| Maternal Mortali ty:- | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1. 63 | 0.77 | * | * | * |
| Others | 0.00 | 2.16 | |||
| Total | 1.63 | 2.93 | |||
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