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Walthamstow 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1931.

(Provisional figures.)

(The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the Towns to civilians only.)

Rate per 1,000 Total Population .Annual Death-rate pee 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live BirthsPercentage of Total Deaths.
All Causes.Enteric Fever.Smallpox. _ _Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping CoughDiphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under 1 year.Certified by Registered Medical PractitionersInquest Cases.Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest.Uncertified Causes of Death.
Live Births.still- Births.
England and Wales15.80.6712.30.010.000.080.010.060.070.360.546.06691.186.171.700.95
107 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London16.00.6712.30.000.000 .100.010.070.080.330.488.47191 .435.842.240.49
159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000—50,000)15.60.7311.30.000.000.070.010.050.050.360.434.06292.175.491.251.09
London15.00.5012.40.010.000.030.020.070.060.260.579.76589.526.234.240.01
Walthamstow14.50.4310.40.000.000.000.010.100.070.140.524.15689.687.552.700.07
Puerperal Sepsis.Others.Total.
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales were as follows:Per 1,000 Live Births1.662.454.11
,, ,, Total Births1.592.353.95
,, ,, ,, Walthamstow ,, ,, ,, ,, Total Births0.49-0.49
,, ,, Live Births0.510.51