Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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England and Wales | 160 County Borough and Great Towns (including London); | 160 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000-50,000 at 1951 Census) | London Administrative County | Walthamstow | |||
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Rates per 1,000 Home Population | |||||||
Births:- | |||||||
Live Births | 15.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 12.6 | ||
Still Births | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.24 | ||
22.6* | 24.6* | 23.0* | 19.2* | 18.8* | |||
Deaths:— | |||||||
All Causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 10.8 | ||
Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | ||
Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | ||
Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.18 | ||
Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | ||
Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | ||
Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | - | ||
Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.77 | ||
Notifications (Corrected):— | |||||||
Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||
Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 3.47 | ||
Whooping Cough | 2.61 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 1.66 | 1.57 | ||
Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | — | ||
Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.27 | ||
Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | ||
Measles | 8.86 | 10.11 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 13.06 | ||
Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.83 | ||
Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis):— | |||||||
Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | ||
Non-paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | ||
Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.18 | ||
Puerperal Pyrexia | 17.87* | 23.94* | 10.22* | 30.77* | 47.37* | ||
Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||||
Deaths :— | |||||||
All causes under 1 year of age | 27.6† | 31.2 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 24.5 | ||
Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
Maternal Mortality : | A.115 Sepsis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium | Abortion with Toxaemia | Other Toxaemias of Pregnancy and the Puerperium | A.117 Haemorrhage of Pregnancy and Childbirth | A.118 Abortion without mention of Sepsis or Toxaemia | A.l 19 Abortion with Sepsis | A. 120 Other Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium |
A.116 | |||||||
Number of Deaths: Walthamstow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
England and Wales | 61 | 13 | 147 | 59 | 31 | 47 | 138 |
Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births: | |||||||
Walthamstow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.95 |
England and Wales | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.20 |
* Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. † Per 1,000 Related Live Births. |