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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
Orpington 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Birth-rates, Death-rates. Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case notes fo
certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1939.
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County | Orpington Urban District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Births:— | |||||
| Live | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 19.4 |
| Still | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 32.1 |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All causes | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 9.0 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.10 |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 1.43 |
| Diphtheria | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 0.98 | 0.22 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0 08 |
| Erysipelas | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.28 |
| Pneumonia | 1.02 | 1.21 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.66 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 50 | 53 | 40 | 48 | 43 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 1.03 |
| Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.77 | Not available | 1.03 | ||
| Others | 2.16 | 3.11 | |||
| Total | 293 | 4.14 | |||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.74 | Not available | 1.00 | ||
| Others | 2.08 | 3.01 | |||
| Total | 2.82 | 4.01 | |||
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 14.35 | 17.26 | 12.99 | 3.31 | 21.08 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 14.22 | ||||