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 Richmond]
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BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1934.
(Provisional figures).
(The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only).
Rate per 1,000 total population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||
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Live Births. | Still-births. | All Causes. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). | Total Deaths under one year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | |||
England and Wales | 14.8 | 0.62 | 11.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.54 | 5.5 | 59 | 90.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | ||
118 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.7 | 0.66 | 11.8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 7.4 | 63 | 90.5 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 0.5 | ||
132 Smaller Towns (Esti mated Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census 1931) | 15.0 | 0.67 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 3.6 | 53 | 91.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | ||
London | 13.2 | 0.50 | 11.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0 07 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 12.6 | 67 | 87.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 | ||
RICHMOND | 10.4 | 0.41 | 11.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.70 | 2.5 | 55 | 78.2 | 16.7 | 5.1 | 0.0 | ||
Puerperal Sepsis. | Others. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows | per 1,000 Live Births | 2.03 | 2.57 | 4.60 | |||||||||||||||
1.95 | 2.46 | 4.41 | |||||||||||||||||
The maternal mortality rates for Richmond are as follows | per 1,000 Live Births | 2.48 | 0.00 | 2.48 | |||||||||||||||
2.39 | 0.00 | 2.39 |