Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Death Rate of Infants under one year of age-
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 59 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 56 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 98 | ||||
| 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 Rat | e. Rate per 1000 Births. | |||
| Diarrhoea under 2 years | Total Deaths Under 1 year | ||||
| England and Wales 14.4 | 12.3 | 7.1 | 64 | ||
| 132 Smaller Towns 14.5 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 56 | ||
| London 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.6 | 59 | ||
| Kingston-upon-Thames 12.2 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 59 | ||
| (iii) Causes of Death. | |||||
| All Causes | 234 | 230 | |||
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | |||
| 2. Measles | — | — | |||
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | |||
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | |||
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 1 | |||
| 6. Influenza | 9 | 9 | |||
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | |||
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | |||
| 9. Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 21 | 11 | |||
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | |||
| 11. Syphilis | — | — | |||
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, tabes dorsalis | 1 | 2 | |||
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 29 | 40 | |||
| 14. Diabetes | 1 | 2 | |||
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 9 | 10 | |||
| 16. Heart Disease | 50 | 53 | |||
| 17. Aneurysm | — | 1 | |||
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 11 | 8 | |||
| 19. Bronchitis | 5 | 9 | |||
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | 19 | |||
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | |||