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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
Merton and Morden 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE
(R.G.'s Provisional Figures with Corresponding Figures for Merton
and Morden added).
| England and Wales. | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns (Residential Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census). | London Adminis- tive County. | Merton and Morden. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population. | |||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 1941 | 1941 | 1941 | |
| Live | 14.2 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 8.9 | 13.06 |
| Still | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.33 | 0.46 |
| All causes | 12.9 | 14.9 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 8.6 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | — |
| Scarelt fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Influenza | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.11 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | — |
| Enteric | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.08 | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.14 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.01 | 1.36 |
| Whooping Cough | 4.39 | 4.37 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 6.3 |
| Diphtheria | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 0.93 | 0.38 |
| Erysipelas | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.50 | 0.22 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 10.33 | 8.27 | 10.47 | 4.77 | 8.3 |
| Pneumonia | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.24 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 59 | 71 | 56 | 68 | 34 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.1 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Rates per 1.000 Total Births (Live and Still). | |||||
| Puerperal Infection No. 147 | 0.48 ) | Not available | _ | ||
| Others | 1.75 | 2.3 | |||
| Total | 2.23 | 2.3 | |||
| Puerperal fever | 11.91 | 15.64 | 9.43 | 19.3* | 4.7 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | |||||
* Including Puerperal Fever.
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