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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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England and Wales, London, 125 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns (Provisional figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).
| England and Wales. | 125 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London). | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census). | London Administrative County. | Walthamstow. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratesper 1,000 population. | |||||
| Live | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 12.7 |
| Still | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.45 |
| All Causes | 12.4 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 10.9 |
| Typhoid and Para-typhoid | |||||
| Fevers | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Influenza | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.41 |
| Violence | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.44 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 33 | 2.56 | 2.42 | 2.09 | 1.53 |
| Diphtheria | 1.49 | 1.81 | 1.38 | 1.93 | 0.76 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| Erysipelas | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.46 |
| Pneumonia | 1.36 | 1.58 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.15 |
| Rates per 1,000 LiveBirths. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 58 | 62 | 55 | 60 | 51 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and | |||||
| Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 12.0 | 8.9 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.97 | Not av ailable | 2.38 | ||
| Others | 2.26 | 1.19 | |||
| Total | 3.23 | 3.58 | |||
| Rates per 1,0 00 Total Births (i .e. Live and Still) | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.94 | 2.30 | |||
| Others | 2.17 | Not av | ailable | 1.15 | |
| Total | 3.11 | 3.45 | |||
| Puerperal Fever 1 | 4.15 | 2.30 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 13.93 | 17.59 | 11.52 | 14.34 | 19.59 |
Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal
Death -rates and Case -rates for certain Infectious Diseases
in the year 1937.