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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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| 1941 | 85 | 1946 | 126 |
| 1942 | 103 | 1947 | 118 |
| 1943 | 116 | 1948 | 110 |
| 1944 | 107 | 1949 | 152 |
| 1945 | 116 | 1950 | 151 |
| 1941 | 1.3 | 1946 | 1.7 |
| 1942 | 1.5 | 1947 | 1.5 |
| 1943 | 1.7 | 1948 | 1.5 |
| 1944 | 1.7 | 1949 | 2.0 |
| 1945 | 1.7 | 1950 | 2.0 |
TABLE V.
| Year | Bronchitis | Pneumonia | Other Respiratory Diseases | Total | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 36 | 0.8 |
| 1932 | 11 | 27 | 3 | 41 | 0.8 |
| 1933 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 50 | 0.9 |
| 1934 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 49 | 0.8 |
| 1935 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 37 | 0.6 |
| 1936 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 39 | 0.6 |
| 1937 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 51 | 0.8 |
| 1938 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 49 | 0.7 |
| 1939 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 34 | 0.4 |
| 1940 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 93 | 1.3 |
| 1941 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 66 | 0.9 |
| 1942 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 0.62 |
| 1943 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 70 | 1.05 |
| 1944 | 26 | 29 | 7 | 62 | 0.98 |
| 1945 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 70 | 1.05 |
| 1946 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 56 | 0.76 |
| 1947 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 60 | 0.79 |
| 1948 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 54 | 0.72 |
| 1949 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 59 | 0.78 |
| 1950 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 64 | 0.84 |