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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, BEAT -RATES. ANALYSIS 0F MORTALITY AND CASE-RATES for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1940.
| 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 | 14.6 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 13.86 |
| Still | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.43 |
| Deaths:- | |||||
| All Causes | 14.3 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 17.6 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0,05 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Influenza | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.45 |
| Notifications:- | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 0.02 | 1.2 |
| Diphtheria | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.21 | 0.61 | 1.41 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Erysipelas | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 1.32 |
| Pneumonia | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 1.17 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 55 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 55 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 7.71 |