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Kingston upon Thames 1952
[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 1952. Provisional figures based on
Quarterly Returns.
| England and Wales | 160 C.Bs. and Great Towns including London* | 160 Smaller towns Resident Pop.25,000 -50,000 at 1951 Census | London Adm. County | Kingston upon Thames | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| Births | |||||
| Live Births | 15.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 14.40 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.43 |
| 22.6(a) | 24.6(a) | 23.0(a) | 19.2(a) | 28.63 | |
| Deaths | |||||
| All Causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | |
| Whooping cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.28 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.60 |
| Notifications (Corrected) | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 0.73 |
| Whooping cough | 2.6l | 2.74 | 2.57 | 1.66 | 2.55 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.86 | 10.11 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 7.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.18 |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Pood Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 17.87(a) | 23.94(a) | 10.22(a) | 30.77(a) | 39.93 |
| Deaths | Rates | per 1,000 | Live Births | ||
| All causes under 1 year of age. Enteritis and | 27.6(b) | 31.2 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 24.4 |
| diarrhoea under 2 years of age. | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
(a) Per l,000 Total (live and still) Births
(b) " " related live births.