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Walthamstow 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE IX.—Birth-rates, Death-rates and Analysis of Mortality in the Year 1932.
England and Wales, 118 County Boroughs and Great Towns, and 126 Smaller Towns.
| Bate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-bate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | WhoopingCough | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
| Live Births. | still- Births. | ||||||||||||||||
| England and Wales | 15.3 | 0.66 | 12.0 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 0.53 | 6.6 | 65 | 91.1 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| 118 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 15.4 | 0.70 | 11.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.48 | 8.9 | 69 | 91.3 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| 126 Smaller Towns Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census 1931) | 15 4 | 0.69 | 10.8 | 0.00 | - | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 45 | 58 | 91.9 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| London | 14.2 | 0.51 | 12.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.53 | 126 | 66 | 89.4 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Walthamstow | 13.2 | 0.60 | 9.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.34 | 8 3 | 57 | 92.5 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
Puerperal Sepsis. Others. Total.
Per 1,000 Live Births 1.61 2.63 4.24
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales were as follows: „ „ Total Births 1.54 2.52 4.06
„ „ Live Births 1.1 3.3 4.4
„ „ „ Walthamstow „ „ Total Births 1.0 3.2 4.2
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