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Barnes 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table II.—Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1937, with corresponding rates for england and wales, 125 great towns, 148 smaller towns, and
for the County of London for comparison.
The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards London and the groups of towns.
| Birthrate per l.000 Total Popula tion. | Annual Death rate per 1,000 Population | Death rate per 1.000 Births. | Matfrnal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Total Births | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence | Disrrha and Enteritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | All Causes. | Puerperal Sepsis | Other Causes. | ||
| England and Wales | 14.9 | 12.4 | o.oo | — | 0.02 | o.o1 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 5.8 | 58 | 3.23 | 0.97 | 226 |
| 125 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.9 | 12.5 | 001 | - | 0.03 | o.o1 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 7.9 | 62 | Not available | ||
| 148 Smaller Towns (Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 15.3 | 11.9 | o.oo | 0.02 | o.o1 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 3.2 | 55 | ||||
| London | 13.3 | 12.3 | o.oo | — | o.o1 | o.o1 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 12.0 | 60 | |||
| Barnes Borough | 8.9 | 11.4 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.51 | o.oo | 36 | 0.00 | o.oo | 0.00 |