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 Wanstead and Woodford]
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Fifteen deaths occurred within four weeks of birth.
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | NIL |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | NIL |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | NIL |
Deaths from Road Traffic Accidents | 7 |
Deaths from Suicide | 5 |
Deaths from other violent causes (including enemy action) | 57 |
Age | No. of Deaths | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | |
Under 1 year | 24 | 27 | 37 | 21 | 15 |
1 and under 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
2 „ „ 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
5 „ „ IS | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
15 „ „ 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
25 „ „ 35 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
35 „ „ 45 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 25 |
45 „ „ 55 | 42 | 54 | 39 | 64 | 45 |
55 „ „ 65 | 112 | 92 | 90 | 110 | 97 |
65 „ „ 75 | 152 | 138 | 146 | 142 | 125 |
75 and upwards | 232 | 219 | 215 | 180 | 186 |
Total | 626 | 591 | 583 | 572 | 551 |
Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for
certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1945.
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 | Borough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | |||||
Births: | |||||
Live | 16.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 16.0 |
Still | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.31 |
Deaths: | |||||
All Causes | 11.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 13.0 |