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
Merton and Morden 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE I.
(Registrar General's 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 Adminig tive County, | Merton and Morden. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population. | |||||
| Live | 19.1 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 17.1 |
| Still | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.42 |
| All causes | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 7.7 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 0.12 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.72 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 3.23 |
| Diphtheria | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.13 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles ... | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 | 7.27 |
| Pneumonia | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.95 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 43 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 22.2 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.71 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still). | |||||
| 8.50 | 10.35 | 7.63 | 1.62 9.68* | 7.7 | |
* Including Puerperal Fever.
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