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Richmond upon Thames 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Deaths from Measles (all ages) 2
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) —
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 2
Dath of women dying, or in consewuence of, child
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 2 | ||||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | ||||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 | ||||||
| Birth Rate per 1.000 Total Population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1000 Births. | |||||
| All Causes. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | I )iph- theri'a, | Diarrhoea and Ente-itis under two years | Total Deaths under one year. | ||
| England and Wales | 18.3 | 12 2 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 8.4 | 75 |
| London | 18.8 | 12 2 | 0.17 | 0 03 | 0.09 | 10 8 | 79 |
| Richmond | 15 2 | 12.7 | 0.05 | nil. | 0.5 | 3.07 | 47 |
The following table shews the most important
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births | 581 | 565 | 554 | 516 | 530 |
| Birth Rate | 16.5 | 15.09 | 15.7 | 14.8 | 15.2 |
| No. of Deaths | 438 | 414 | 402 | 471 | 442 |
| Death Rate | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 12.7 |
| Infantile Mortality | 58 | 54 | 57 | 42 | 47 |
| Cases of Diphtheria | 28 | 16. | 30 | 56 | 25 |
| ,, Scarlet Fever | 83 | 47 | 32 | 23 | 112 |
| ,, Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 28 | 30 | 48 | 44 | 48 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) | 26 | 22 | 40 | 36 | 29 |
Population.
The Registrar-General estimates the population to he 34,690
as compared with 34,670 in 1924. As stated in previous reports I
am of opinion that this is a low estimate. In 1921 the population
as ascertained by the Census was 35.639 and in 1923 the Registrar
General estimated the population to be lower than in 1922, and again
in 1924 to be lower than in 1923. This in spite of the fact that
(1) there had been more births than deaths, and (2) there had been
a large number of houses built and occupied in the years under
review,