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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 NORTALITY AND CASE-RATES, for certain Infections Diseases in the year 1942.
| England and Wales | l26 County Coroughs 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:- | i | ||||
| Live | 15.8 | 17.3 | 18,4 | 14.0 | 15,26 |
| Still | 0.54 | 0.66 | 0,62 | 0.48 | 0.36 |
| Deaths:- | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 13.60 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Notifications:- | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.19 | 2.49 | 2.34 | 1.86 | 2.19 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.73 | 1.97 | 1.58 | 2,72 | 2.74 |
| Diphtheria | 1.05 | 1.35 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 0.22 |
| Erysipelas | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.27 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 7.46 | 9.27 | 7.39 | 8.62 | 10.39 |
| Pneumonia | 1.07 | 1.30 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.96 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 49 | 59 | 46 | 60 | 63 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.2 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 18.15 1 |