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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 1933

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

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Table: Death Rate of Infants under one year of age-

Death Rate of Infants under one year of age-

All infants per 1,000 live births59
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births56
Illegitimate infants per 1000 illegitimate live births98
Deaths from Measles (all ages)0
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages)3
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)2
Birth Rate.Death Rate. Rate per 1000 Births.
Diarrhoea under 2 yearsTotal Deaths Under 1 year
England and Wales 14.412.37.164
132 Smaller Towns 14.511.04.956
London 13.212.211.659
Kingston-upon-Thames 12.212.04.259
(iii) Causes of Death.
Male.Female.
All Causes234230
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers——
2. Measles——
3. Scarlet Fever——
4. Whooping Cough12
5. Diphtheria—1
6. Influenza99
7. Encephalitis Lethargica——
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever——
9. Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System2111
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases11
11. Syphilis——
12. General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis12
13. Cancer, Malignant Disease2940
14. Diabetes12
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc.910
16. Heart Disease5053
17. Aneurysm—1
18. Other Circulatory Diseases118
19. Bronchitis59
20. Pneumonia (all forms)2119
21. Other Respiratory Diseases——