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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
Chingford 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Birth-rates, Death-rates, Analysis of England and Wales, London,
Mortality, Maternal Death-rates, and 126 Great Towns and 148
Case-rates for certain Infectious Smaller Towns.
Diseases in the year 1938.
(Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London | 148 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County | Ching-ford | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Births:— | |||||
| Live | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 16.3 |
| Still | 0 60 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.48 | 0.39 |
| Deaths:- | |||||
| All Causes | 11.0 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 8.3 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | - | - | — | - | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | — |
| Influenza | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | - |
| Scarlet fever | 2.41 | 2.60 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 1.75 |
| Diphtheria | 1.58 | 1.85 | 1.53 | 1.90 | 0.18 |
| Enteric fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Erysipelas | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.18 |
| Pneumonia | 1.10 | 1.28 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.58 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 53 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 45 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.5 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 13.1 | |
| Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.89 | Not available | |||
| Others | 2.19 | ||||
| Total | 3.08 | ||||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still) | |||||
| Maternal Mortality:— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis ___ | 0.86 | Not available | |||
| Others | 2.11 | ||||
| Total | 2.97 | ||||
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal fever | 14.42 | 18.08 | 12.51 | 3.53 | |
| Puerperal | 11.546 | ||||
| Pyrexia | |||||