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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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| 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 1,000 Home Population | |||||
| Births:— | |||||
| Live Births | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 13.02 |
| Still Births | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.30 |
| All Causes | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.6 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.26 |
| Influenza | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (includ-ing Polioencephalitis) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| Notifications (Corrected):— | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 | 1.47 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 4.09 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.23 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | - | - |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 | 2.51 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.35 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.22 |
| Deaths:— | Rates per 1,000 Live Births | ||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.8(a) | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.3 | 26.2 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Notifications (Corrected):— | Rates per 1,000 Total (Live î Still) Births | ||||
| Puerperal Fever î Pyrexia | 5.81 | 7.43 | 4.33 | 6.03 | 8.56 |
| Maternal Mortality:— | No. 651. Abortion with Sepsis | No. 650, 652. Other abortion | Nos. 640 649, 670 678. Complication of pregnancy and delivery | No. 681. Sepsis of childbirth and the puerperium | No. 680, 682-689 Other Complications of the puerperium |
| Rates per 1,000 total (Live and Still) Births:— | |||||
| Walthamstow | - | - | - | - | - |
| England and Wales | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.54 | 0.03 | 0.15 |
| Rates per million women aged 15-44:— | |||||
| Walthamstow | - | - | - | - | - |
| England and Wales | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
| (a) Per 1,000 related live-births. | |||||