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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
Bromley 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX II.
BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY during the Year 1931 (Provisional Figures). (The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only).
| Rate per 1,000 | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population. | All Causes | Enteric Fever | Smallpox | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | Violence | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under Two years). | Total Deaths under One year. | ||
| 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 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 16.0 | 0.67 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 8.4 | 71 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BROMLEY | 13.5 | 0.57 | 10.9 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0 39 | 11.3 | 47 |
Puerperal Sepsis. Others. Total.
per 1000 Live Births 1.66 2.45 4.11
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:
,, ,, Total Births 1.59 2.35 3.95