London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kingston upon Thames 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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England and Vales126 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London148 Smaller towns Resident Pop.25,000 -50,000 at 1931 CensusLondon Adm. CountyKingston upon Thames
Deaths(cont.)
Tuberculosis0.510.590.460.630.59
Influenza0.030.030.040.020.05
Smallpox____0.00
Acute poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis0.010.010.010.000.02
Pneumonia0.410.380.360.540.47
Notifications (corrected)
Typhoid fever0.010.000.010.000.00
Paratyphoid fever0.010.010.010.010.00
Cerebro-spinaL fever0.030.030.020.030.00
Scarlet fever1.731.901.821.370.83
Whooping cough3.423.513.313.134.91
Diphtheria0.080.100.090.100.00
Erysipelas0.210.230.210.220.07
Smallpox_
Measles9.349.758.849.174.84
Pneumonia0.730.840.600.570.49
Acute Poliomyelitis0.040.050.040.040.07
Acute Polioencephalitis0.000.000.000.000.00
Rates per 1,000 live births
Deaths
All causes under 1 yr. of age34(b)39323123.55
Enteritis & Diarrhoea under 2yrs.3.34.52.12.40.00
of ageRates per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Notifications (corrected)
Puerperal fever and pyrexia6.898.904.717.34 (c)12.2

(a) Rates per 1,000 total population
(b) Per 1,000 related births
(c) In London Puerperal fever alone was 0.6l