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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE III
| England and Wales | l60 C.Bs. and Great Towns includ ing 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 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 15.25 |
| Still Births ( | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.48 |
| ( | 22.4(a) | 24.8(a) | 21.4(a) | 21.0(a) | 15.72 |
| Deaths | |||||
| All Causes | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.64 |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.27 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | — |
| Acute poliomyelitis (including polioencephalitis) | 0. 01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.53 |
| Notifications (Corrected) | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | — |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | _ |
| Scarlet fever | 1.39 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 0.53 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 3.15 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | - |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 12.36 | 11.27 | 12.32 | 8.09 | 7.56 |
| Pneumonia | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.41 |
| Acute poliomyeltitis (including polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Non-paralytic | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Food poisoning | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.10 |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 18.23(a) | 24.33(a) | 12.46(a) | 28.61(a) | 23.9 |
| Deaths | Rates per 1,000 live births | ||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 26.8(b) | 30.8 | 24.3 | 24.8 | 24.6 |
| Enteritis and diarrhoea under 2 years of age. | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (live and still) Births
(b) ,, ,, related live births.