London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Richmond upon Thames 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Rate per 1,000 total population. | Annual Death Hate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still-births. | All Causes. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). | Total Deaths under one year. | |
| England and Wales | 14.6 | 0.55 | 14.3 | 0.00 | — | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 4.6 | 55 |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.0 | 0.64 | 15.8 | 0.00 | — | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0 07 | 0.29 | 5.9 | 61 |
| 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census) | 15.7 | 0.55 | 12.8 | 0.00 | — | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.30 | 4.4 | 54 |
| London Administrative County | 13.7 | 0 44 | 17.8 | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0 00 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 5.8 | 50 |
| RICHMOND | 10.4 | 0.29 | 15.9 | 0.00 | — | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 42 |
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows Per 1,000 Total Births
Puerperal
Infection.
0.52
Others
1.64
Total.
2.16
The maternal mortality rates for Richmond are as follows Per 1,000 Total Births 0.00 2.70 2.70