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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Birth Bates, Civilian Death rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality and Case rates for certain Infectious Diseases for the year 1942.
| 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 Civilian Population. | |||||
| Births : | |||||
| Live | 15.8 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 14.0 | 20.6 |
| Still | 0.54 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.57 |
| Deaths : | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 11.1 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.14 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 49 | 59 | 46 | 60 | 28 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.2 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 2.0 |
| notifications : | Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population. | ||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.19 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 1.86 | 3.97 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.73 | 1.97 | 1.58 | 2.72 | 2.89 |
| Diphtheria | 1.05 | 1.35 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.50 |
| Erysipelas | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.41 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Measles | 7 46 | 9.27 | 7.39 | 8.62 | 11.79 |
| Pneumonia | 1.07 | 1.30 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.50 |
| materNAl. mortality : | Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still). | ||||
| (excluding abortion) Puerperal Infection (No. 147) | 0.42 | 1.96 | |||
| Others | 1.59 | Not Available. | — | ||
| Total | 2.01 | 1.96 | |||
| Notifications : Puerperal Fever | 12.61 | 15.94 | 10.80 | 3.10 | 19.64 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 17.69§ | ||||
*" A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths. § Including puerperal fever.