Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1931
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TABLE No. 11. Birth Rate, Death Rate, and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1931.
- | Rate per 1,000 Total Popula-tion. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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AllCauses. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whoop-ing Cough. | Diph-theria. | In-fluenza. | Vio-lence. | Diarrhœaand Enteritis (under Two years). | Total Deaths under One year. | Certifiedby Registered Medical Practi-tioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M.No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death | |||
Live Births. | Still Births. | ||||||||||||||||
England and Wales | 15.8 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 6.0 | 66 | 91.18 | 6.17 | 1.70 | 0.95 |
107 County Bor-oughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.0 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 001 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 8.4 | 71 | 91.43 | 5.84 | 2.24 | 0.49 |
159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000) | 15.6 | 0.73 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 4.0 | 62 | 92.17 | 5.49 | 1.25 | 1.09 |
London | 15.0 | 0.50 | 12.4 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 9.7 | 65 | 89.52 | 6.23 | 4.24 | 0.01 |
Chelsea | 12.8 | 0.45 | 14.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.33 | 0.80 | 4.9 | 42 | 88.69 | 6.96 | 4.85 | 0.00 |
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:— | Puerperal Sepsis. | Others. | Total. | ||||||||||||||
Per 1,000 live births | 1.66 | 2.45 | 4.11 | ||||||||||||||
Per 1,000 total births | 1.59 | 2.35 | 3.95 |