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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

Kingston upon Thames 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: Deaths of Infants under one year-

Deaths of Infants under one year-

Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate20146
Illegitimate422
24168

Table: Deaths of Infants under one year-

Deaths of Infants under one year-

Deaths of Legitimate Infants under one year per 1,000 Legitimate births38
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants under one year per 1,000 Illegitimate births121
Total Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births43
Deaths from Measles (all ages)1
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages)1
Deaths from Diarrhœa (under two years of age)2

Table: Deaths of Infants under one year-

Deaths of Infants under one year-

Birth RateDeath RateRate per Diarrhœa under 2 years,1000 Births Total Deaths under 1 year
England and Wales16.311.46.060
159 Smaller Towns16.210.54.455
London15.711.49.959
Kingston-upon-Thames14.311.03.643

Table: CAUSES OF DEATH.(Civilians only.)

CAUSES OF DEATH.

(Civilians only.)

Causes of Death.Male.Female.
All Causes220203
1. Enteric Fever——
2. Smallpox——
3. Measles1—
4. Scarlet Fever——
5. Whooping Cough1—
6. Diphtheria21
7. Influenza2—
8. Encephalitis Lethargica——
9. Meningococcal Meningitis——
10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System1613
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases——
12. Cancer, Malignant Disease2822
13. Rheumatic Fever—1
14. Diabetes—3
15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc.913
16. Heart Disease3246
17. Arterio-Sclerosis64
18. Bronchitis108