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
Stoke Newington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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| England and Wales. | 126 G.B.'s and great towns, inc. London | 148 smaller towns. Resident Population 25.000-50,000 1931 | London Administrative County. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | ||||
| Births:— | ||||
| Live Births | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 |
| Still Births | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 |
| Deaths:— | ||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | o.oo | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.39 |
| Influenza | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | - | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.02 | 0 02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 |
| Notifications (Corrected):— | Rates per 1.000 Civilian Population | |||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | -— |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 |