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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Birth-rates. Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Death-rates,
and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1937. England and Wales, London, 125 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 125 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Borough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births: Live | Rates per 1,000 Population | ||||
| 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | |
| Still | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
| Deaths: All Causes. | 12.4 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 9.4 |
| Typhoid and | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Paratyphoid Fevers | |||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — |
| Scarlet fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Influenza | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.22 |
| Violence | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0 52 |
| Notifications: Smallpox | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.33 | 2.56 | 2.42 | 2.09 | 1.78 |
| Diphtheria | 1.49 | 1.81 | 1.38 | 1.93 | 0.85 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Erysipelas | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.28 |
| Pneumonia | 1.36 | 1.58 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.19 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 58 | 62 | 55 | 60 | 40 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age 1 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 12.0 | 6.9 |
| Maternal Mortality: Puerperal Sepsis | 0.97 | — | |||
| Others | 2.26 | Not available | — | ||
| Total | 3.23 | — | |||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live & Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality: Puerperal Sepsis | 0.94 | _ | |||
| Others | 2.17 | Not available | — | ||
| Total | 3.11 | —- | |||
| Notifications: Puerperal Fever | 13.93 | 17.59 | 11.52 | 4.15 | 8.01 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14.34 | ||||