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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 lor Certain Infectious Diseases in the
Year 1943.
| 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 | 16.5 | 18.6. | 19.4 | 15.8 | 17.77 |
| Still | 0.5 | 0.63 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 0.64 |
| Deaths:- | |||||
| A11 Causes | 12.1 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 13.92 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whopping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.37 | O.36 | 0.37 | 0.27 | 0.41 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Notifications:- | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebre Spinal Fever | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3.01 | 3.29 | 3,54 | 3.80 | 3.06 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.54 | 2.82 | 2.25 | 2.68 | 4.2 |
| Diphtheria | 0.88 | 1.12 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.08 |
| Erysipelas | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.42 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 9.88 | 9.23 | 9.77 | 9.17 | 7.99 |
| Pneumaonia | 1.34 | 1.62 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 1.11 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 49 | 58 | 46 | 58 | 48 |
| deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.3 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 20.4 | 10.9 |