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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
Chigwell 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality and Case Rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the
year 1944
(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 | Chigwell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 population:— | |||||
| Births: | |||||
| Live | 17.6 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 15.0 | 20.9 |
| Still | 0.50 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.42 | 0.52 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 15.7 | 10.9 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births:— | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 46 | 52 | 44 | 61 | 48 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.8 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 5.7 |
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian population:— | |||||
| Notifications: | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.67 | 1.57 | 0.97 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.29 | 2.90 | 1.45 |
| Diphtheria | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.31 | 0.08 |
| Erysipelas | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.16 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 4.16 | 4.51 | 3.94 | 2.98 | 2.94 |
| Pneumonia | 0.97 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.36 |