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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Deaths - Total Male Female
495 228 257
Death rate (Registrar General)
per 1,000 population 12.13
Deaths Rate per 1.000
total (live &
still) births.
Puerperal Sepsis 1 1.13
Other Maternal Causes – 0.00
(b) Death Rate of Infants under
one year of age.
All infants per 1,000 live births 19 21.84
Legitimate infants per 1,000
legitimate live births 17 20.29
Illegitimate infants per 1,000
illegitimate live births 2 62.50
(c) Other Deaths - No. of Deaths
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 89
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil.
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil.
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years 3
of age)
Birth-rates, Civilian Death rates, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the Year 1947. Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns
| England and Wales | 126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller towns Resident Pop.25,000 -50,000 at 1931 Census | London Adm. County | Kingston upon Thames | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population:– | |||||
| Births | |||||
| Live Births | 20.5† | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 21.33 |
| Still Births | 0.50† | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.37 |
| deaths | |||||
| All Causes | 12.0† | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.14 |
| typhoid and Para | |||||
| typhoid | 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 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| † Rates per 1,000 total population. | |||||