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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 1945
[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 1945.
| 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 Adm. County | Chigwell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 population:— | |||||
| Live Births | 16.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 17.7 |
| Still Births | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.19 |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All causes | 11.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 11.2 |
| Typhoid & 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 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births:— | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 46 | 54 | 43 | 53 | 38 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.6 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.89 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 1.57 | 1.58 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 2.10 |
| Diphtheria | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.31 | 0.04 |
| Erysipelas | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.16 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 11.67 | 10.89 | 11.19 | 9.03 | 8.34 |
| Pneumonia | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.19 |