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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 1946
[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 1946. Provisional figures based on weekly and quarterly returns.
| England and Wales. | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County. | Walthamstow. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,0 00 Civilian Population. | |||||
| Live | 19.1* | 22.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Still | 0.531 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.59 |
| All Causes | 11.5* | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 11.2 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.l4 | 0.l2 | 0.l3 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | _ | - |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.92 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.50 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 1.66 |
| Diphtheria | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.19 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.69 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 43† | 46 | 37 | 41 | 34 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live & Still) | |||||
| a) Notifications :— | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 8.50 | 10.35 | 7.63 | 162 | 12.62 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ‡9.68 | ||||
| b) Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| No. 140. Abortion with Sepsis. | No. 141. Abortion without Sepsis. | No. 147. Puerperal Infections. | Nos. 142-6. 148-50. Other. | ||
| England and Wales 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 1.06 | ||
| Walthamstow — | — | — | 0.76 | ||
* Rates per 1,000 Total Population.
† Per 1,000 related births.
‡ Including Puerperal Fever.
A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths.