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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England and Wales, 121 County Boroughs and Great Towns, and 135 Smaller Towns.
– | Rate per 1,000 Population . | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
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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 | 14.8 | 0.62 | 11.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.64 | 5.5 | 59 | 90.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
121 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.7 | 0.66 | 11 .8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 7.4 | 63 | 90.5 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
135 Smaller Towns (Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census 1931) | 15.0 | 0.67 | 11 .3 | 0.00 | – | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 3.6 | 53 | 91.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
London | 13.2 | 0.50 | 11.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 12.6 | 67 | 87.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
12.6 | 0.44 | 10.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.44 | 3.5 | 44 | 89.8 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
Puerperal Sepsis.
Others.
Total.
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales were as follows:
,, ,, ,, Walthamstow ,, ,,
Per 1,000 Live Births
,, ,, Total Births
,, ,, Live Births
,, ,, Total Births
2.03
1.95
4.03
3.94
2.57
2.46
2.91
2.81
4.60
4.41
6.99
6.75