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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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BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY and CASE-RATES for certain Infectious Diseases in the
Year, 1939.
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs & 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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 13.33 |
| Still | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.22 |
| Deaths:- | |||||
| All Causes | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0,01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0,05 |
| Influenza | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.35 |
| Notifications:- | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 1.75 |
| Diphtheria | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 0.98 | 0.48 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.26 |
| Pneumonia | 1.02 | 1.21 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.7 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 50 | 53 | .40 | 48 | 28 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 3.75 | |