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Walthamstow 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY, AND CASE RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR, 1944. PROVISIONAL FIGURES BASED ON WEEKLY AND QUARTERLY RETURNS.
| England & Wales | 126 County Boroughs & Great Towns (including London) | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 - 50,000 at 1931 Census.) | London Administrative County | Walthamstow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Rates per 1,000 CLvilian PopulatLrn:- | |||||
| Births:- | |||||
| Live Births | 17.6 † | 20.3 | 20.9 | 15.0 | 18.9 |
| Still " | 0.50 † | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.42 | 051 |
| Deaths:- | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 † | 13.7 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 13.2 |
| 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 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Notifications:- | |||||
| Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | - |
| Corebro-Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.67 | 1.57 | 1.64 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.29 | 2.90 | 1.92 |
| Diphtheria | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.31 | 0.12 |
| Erysipelas | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.19 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Measles | 4.16 | 4.51 | 3.94 | 2.98 | 4.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.97 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.79 |
Rates per 1,000 Live Births
| Deaths under 1 Year of Age Deaths from Diarrhoea & Enteritis | 46 ø | 52 | 44 | 61 | 37.0 |
| under 2 years of age | 4.8 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 1.0 |
Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) (a) Notifications:- ______
| Puerperal Fever) | 10.34 | 13.13 | 9.25 | 3.61 | |
| Puerperal ) Pyrexia ) | † 14.14 | 14.6 |
(b) Maternal Mortality
| No. 140 Abortion with Sepsis. | No.141 Abortion without Sepsis. | No.147 Puerperal Infections | No s.142-, 148-??? Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales 0.31 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 1.35 |
| W'stow. 1.01 | 2.03 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
x A dash (-) signifies that there were no deaths.
ø Per 1,000 related births.
† Rates per 1,000 Total population.
‡ Including Puerperal fever.
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