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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Birth-Rates, Death-Rates, Analysis of Mortality and Case-Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1938.
| England and Wales. | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns (Res. Pop.) 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census. | London Administrative County. | Kingston-upon-Thames. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population. | |||||
| Births :— | |||||
| Live | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| Still | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.37 |
| Deaths :— | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 10.34 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Influenza | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Notifications :— | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.41 | 2.60 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 1.53 |
| Diphtheria | 1.58 | 1.85 | 1.53 | 1.90 | 1.80 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Erysipelas | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.35 |
| Pneumonia | 1.10 | 1.28 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.45 |
| Rates per | 1,000 Live Births. | ||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 53 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 43 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.5 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 13.1 | 11.3 |