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Kingston upon Thames 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE III
Birth-rates, Death-rates, and Case-rates for certain infectious diseases in the Year 1951. Provisional figures based on
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 Home Population | |||||
| Births | |||||
| Live Births | 15.5 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 14.4 |
| Still Births | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.33 |
| Deaths | |||||
| All Causes | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 13.9 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | O.Ol | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.33 |
| Influenza | 0.38 | O.36 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | |||||
| (incl. Polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.6l | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 1.05 |
| Notifications | |||||
| (Corrected) | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.O4 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | l.ll | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.93 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.87 | 3.62 | 4.00 | 3.11 | 5.56 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.02 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Measles | 14.07 | 13.93 | 14.82 | 14.64 | 11.10 |
| Pneumonia | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 0.10 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.13 |
| Deaths. | Rates per 1,000 Live Births | ||||
| All Causes under 1 year of age | 29.6(a) | 33.9 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 24.3 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Notifications | Rates per l,000 Total (Live and Still Births) | ||||
| (Corrected) Puerperal Pyrexia and Fever | 10.66 | 13.77 | 8.08 | 14.90 | 23.85 |
(a) Per 1,000 related live births.