London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Deaths
| Year | Deaths | Rate per 1.000 total (live and still) births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis | Other puerperal causes | Puerperal Sepsis | Other puerperal Causes | |
| 1939 | - | - | - | - |
| 1940 | - | - | - | - |
| 1941 | 1 | - | 1.9 | - |
| 1942 | 2 x | - | 3.54 | - |
| 1943 | 1 x | - | 1.5 | - |
x Cases of abortion not appearing in list of Causes of Deaths
(Registrar General).
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age.
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 26.26 | 55.9 | 57.69 | 63.52 | 48.7 |
| Legitimate infanta per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15.87 | 41.4 | 58 .09 | 62.5 | 51.0 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 206.89 | 250.0 | 51.79 | 76.92 | 20.4 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 64 | 90 | 71 | 87 | 83 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deaths from looping Cough (all ages) | 2 | - | 4 | - | - |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs of age) _ . | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 |