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 Southall]
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Table V
Vital Statistics compared with other Areas.
birth-rates, civilian death-rates, analysis of mortality, maternal
DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1947. (England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns.) (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Southall | |
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Rates per 1 ,000 Civilian Population | |||||
Births : | |||||
Live | 20.50 | 23.30 | 22.20 | 22.70 | 20.16 |
Still | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.39 |
Deaths :— | |||||
All Causes | 12.00 | 13.00 | 11.90 | 12.80 | 8.67 |
Typhoid & Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Whooping cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
Notifications :— | |||||
Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
Scarlet fever | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1-37 | 1.31 | 1.58 |
Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.16 |
Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.97 |
Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 5.29 | 5.93 |
Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.24 |
Whooping cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.80 | 1.28 |
Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
Deaths under 1 year of age | 41 | 47 | 36 | 37 | 33 |
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.51 |
Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e.Live and Still | |||||
Notifications :— | |||||
Puerperal fever | 716 | 899 | 6.27 | 1.21 | 15.9 |
Puerperal pyrexia | *6.94 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY (England and Wales). Per 1,000 Live and Stillbirths.
Abortion with Sepsis | Abortion without Sepsis | Puerperal Infections | Other |
---|---|---|---|
0.10 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.85 |
Abortion—Mortality per Million Women aged 15-45 (England and Wales).
With Sepsis | Without Sepsis |
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9 | 5 |
•Including Puerperal Fever
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