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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
Barnes 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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T able 3.—B irth-rate , D eath-rate, and A nalysis of M ortality during the Y ear 1944, with corresponding rates for england and wales, 126 great towns, 148 smaller towns, and for the C ounty of L ondon for comparison.
| Birthrate per 1,000 Total population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Death fate pek l 000 BIRTHS. | Maternal Mortality Hate per 1,000 Total Births | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza | Diarihœa and Enleritis (under 2 years). | Total Deaths under One Year. | All Causes | Puerperal Infection. | Other Causes. | ||
| England and Wales | 17.6 | 11.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0 .12 | 4.8 | 46 | 1.93 | 0.59 | 1.34 |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, in cluding London | 20.3 | 13.7 | 0.00 | - | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 7.3 | 52 | |||
| 148 Smaller Towns (Estimated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census, 1931) | 20.9 | 12.4 | 0.00 | - | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 4.4 | 44 | Not available | ||
| London | 15.0 | 15.7 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 10.1 | 61 | |||
| Barnes Borough | 18.0 | 13.9 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.03 | 0.18 | 8.4 | 44 | 3.22 | — | 3.22 |