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Kingston upon Thames 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE III
Birth-rates, Civilian Death rates, and Case-rates for certain infectious diseases, in the Year, 1949. 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 l,000Civilian population:- | |||||
| Births | |||||
| Live Births | 16.7(a) | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 17.9 |
| Still Births | 0.39(a) | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.25 |
| Deaths | |||||
| All Causes | 11.7(a) | 12.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.27 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.l4 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis & polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Pneumonia | 0.51 | O.56 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.69 |
| Notifications | |||||
| (Corrected) | |||||
| Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 1.79 |
| Whooping cough | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.39 | 1.70 | 1.99 |
| Diphtheria | 0.04 | O.O5 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | O.OO | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.95 | 8.91 | 9.18 | 8.54 | 11.89 |
| Pneumonia | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.42 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.19 |
| Acute polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Pood poisoning | 0.14 | 0.l6 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 32(b) | 37 | 30 | 29 | 20 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live & Still) Births | |||||
| Notifications | |||||
| (Corrected) | |||||
| Puerperal fever and pyrexia | 6.31 | 8.14 | 5.30 | 6.82 | 5.54 |
(a) Rates per 1,000 total population
(b) Per 1,000 related live births