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Wimbledon 1941
[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)
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live & still) births | |
|---|---|---|
| No, 29 Puerperal & postabortive sepsis | - | - |
| No. 30 Other maternal causes | - | |
| Total | - | - |
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:-
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 41.15 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 37,86 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 81.08 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 87 |
| " " Measles (all ages) | |
| " " Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| " '' Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | - |
Birth Rates, Civilian Death Rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death Rates, and Cose Ratos For certaia Infectious Diseases in the Year, 1941.
(Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns)
| Wimbledon. | England & Wales | 126 C.B'S & Great i Towns including London | 148 Smaller towns (Resident pop. 25,000 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | |||||
| Live Births | 12.82 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 8.9 |
| Still Births | 0.29 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.33 |
| Deaths | |||||
| All Causes | 11.92 | 12.9 | 14.9 | 13.0 | 16.3 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | . 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0. O6 | 0.04 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Influenza | 0.1S | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| Violence | 0.73 | * | * | * | |
| Notifications:- | |||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.94 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.32 | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 0.93 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| Oerobro-Spinal Fever | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.30 |
| Measles | 1.77 | 10,33 | 8.27 | 10.47 | 4.77 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.31 | 4.39 | 4.37 | 4.50 | 3.50 |
| Erysipela | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.50 |
| Pneumonia | 0.48 | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.04 | 1.07 . |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Infant Mortality Deaths under 1 yr.ofage | 41 | 59 | 71 | 56 | 68 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under two years of age) | 0.00 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 6.8 |