London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wimbledon 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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(Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns).
| Wimbledon | England and Wales | 126 C.B's and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller towns (resident population 25,000 - 50.000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| † | |||||
| Live Births | 18.90 | 19.l‡ | 22.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 |
| Still Births | 0.64 | 0.53‡ | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.54 |
| All Causes | 13.51 | 11.5 ‡ | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Small-pox | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | — | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | — | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Influenza | 0.27 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 |
| Violence | 0.49 | * | * | * | * |
| Small-pox | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.67 | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.24 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | — | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Measles | 6.27 | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.07 | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 23 | 43 § | 46 | 37 | 41 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years of age) | 0.9 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
† A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths.
* Information not available.
‡ Rates per 1,000 Total population.
§ Per 1.000 related Births.
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