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Walthamstow 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The natural decrease of population, i.e., excess of deaths
over births, was 32.
The usual comparison of vital statistics rates, with those
for the whole country, is shown in the table on the following page
BIRTHS.- Births are dealt with under the Maternity and Child
Welfare Section of the Report.
DEATHS.- The Registrar-General's classification of causes of
death by sex totals is given.
The total number of deaths in 1940 (1,607) compares with 1,312
during 1939, the respective death-rates per 1,000 population
being 10.5 and 14.6.
BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY,
MATERNAL MORTALITY, AND CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS
DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1940. PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON
WEEKLY AND QUARTERLY RETURNS.
England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 143 Smaller Towns.
| England &c Wales | 126 County Boroughs & Great Towns (including London) | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000 - 50,000 at 1931 Census. | London Administrative County | Walthamstow. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population:- | |||||
| Births: - | |||||
| Live Births | 14.6 | 16.0 | 15 .7 | 13.7 | 14.3 |
| Still | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.38 |
| Deaths: - | * | ||||
| All Causes | 14.3 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 14.6 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Influenza | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Notifications. | |||||
| Enteric | 0.0 7 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.29 | - 0.28 | 0 .05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 0.82 | 0.76 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 0.22 | 0.11 |
| Diphtheria | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.21 | 0.61 | 0.14 |
| Erysipelas | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.24 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 10.24 | 9.23 | 9.99 | 1.78 | 0.71 |
| Pneumonia | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.82 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births:- | |||||
| Deaths under 1Year of Age | 55 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 40 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of Age. | 4.6 | i I 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.07 |
| Maternal | Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still):- | ||||
| Mortality: - | |||||
| (Excluding Abortion) Puerperal Infection (No.147) | 0.52) | ||||
| Others | 1.64) | Not available | |||
| Total | 2.16) | ||||
| Notoficatons:- | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 11.96 | 13.90 | 9.73 | Including | 3.34 13.30 Puerperal Fever. |
| " Pyrexia | |||||
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