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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1952.
England and Wales, London, 160 Great Towns and 160 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census) | London Administrative County | Borough of l WANSTEAD and \ WOODFORD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Rates per 1,000 Home Population) | |||||
| Live | 15.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 12.1 |
| Still | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.16 |
| All Causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 10.8 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.16 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0 04 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | – |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | – |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.74 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 1.79 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.61 | 2.74 | 257 | 1.66 | 2.86 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 8.86 | 10.11 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 11.10 |
| Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.47 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis): Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| (Rates per 1,000 Live Births) | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 27.6 | 31.2 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 22.6 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | __ |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 17.87 | 23.94 | 10.22 | 30.77 | 102.5 |