London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
This page requires JavaScript
(a) Deaths from Maternal Causes -
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live & still) births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 1.67 | |
| Other Maternal Causes | 2 | 3.35 | |
| (b) Death Rate of Infants under one year of age. | |||
| All infants per 1,000 live births Legitimate infants per 1,000 | 48.44 | ||
| legitimate live births | 51.43 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 18.87 | ||
| (c) Other Deaths - | |||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 76 | ||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | Nil | ||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 | ||
| Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 5 | ||
Biifth-ratcs, Civilian Death~ratess Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality and Case rates for certain Infoctious diseasos in tho Year 1944. Provisional figures based on
Weekly and Quarterly Returns,,
| England and Wales | 126 C. Bs and (Trent Towns including London | 143 Smaller Town Resident Pop, 25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census | London Adm. County | Kingston upon Thames | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population: | |||||
| Live Births | 17.6 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 15.0 | 16.62 |
| Still „ | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.42 | 0.51 |
| Deaths | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 13.63 |
| 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 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0,02 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births:- | |||||
| Deaths under 1 yr. of ago | 46 † | 52 | 44 | 61 | 4.8 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea & Enteritis under 2 yrs. | 4.8 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 8.65 |
ж A dash (-) signified that there were no deaths.
† Per 1,000 related births.
≠ Rates per 1,000 Total population.