Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE I.
- | Birth-Rate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis | (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Causes of Death Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
England and Wales | 18.3 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 8.4 | 75 | 92.1 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
105 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 18.8 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.30 | 0.43 | 10.8 | 79 | 92.1 | 7.3 | 0.6 |
157 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000—50,000) | 18.3 | 11.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 7.6 | 74 | 93.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
London | 18.0 | 11 .7 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 10.6 | 67 | 91.1 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
Walthamstow | 17.9 | 10.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.007 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 3.4 | 51 .9 | 100.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |