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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1946.
England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 126 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: | (Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population) | ||||
| Live | 19.1* | 22.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 19.2 |
| Still | 0.53* | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.38 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All Causes | 11.5* | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 11.1 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.22 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Deaths under | (Rates per 1,000 Live Births) | ||||
| 1 year of age | 43.0† | 46.0 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 31.3 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| * Rates per 1,000 Total Population † Per 1,000 related births | |||||
| Notifications: | (Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population) | ||||
| Typhoid | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.26 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 3.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.24 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 | 3.17 |
| Pneumonia | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.69 |
| (Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia Puerperal Fever | 8.50 | 10.35 | 7.63 | 1.62 9.68 | 0.13 |