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Walthamstow 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Parks and Recreation Grounds.—No change since 1931.
Extracts from Vital Statistics.—
Death-rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 57
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 56
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 122
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 20
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 15
The Zymotic Disease Death-rate, i.e., the rate per 1,000
population of deaths from the following diseases:—Enteric Fever,
Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria and
Diarrhoea, etc., under two years, was 0.03 against 0.27 in 1931.
The Pulmonary Tuberculosis Death-rate was 0.64 per 1,000
population, and the Non-Pulmonary Death-rate was 0.10 per 1,000
population.
The natural increase of population, i.e., excess of births over
deaths was 441.
The Registrar-General's comparative figures for towns in the
"Outer Ring" cannot be given as they have not been issued in time.
The usual comparison of vital statistic rates with those for the
whole country is shown in the following table:—

The Registrar-General's mid-year, 1932, estimate of population (viz. 135,010) has been used for the calculation of all vital statistics:—

Total.Males.Females
Live BirthLegitimate1,748889859Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population13.2
Illegitimate412021
Total1,789909880
Stillbirths82Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births43.8
Deaths1,348Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population9.9
Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Puerperal Sepsis21.0
Other Puerperal Causes63.2
Total84.2