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Richmond upon Thames 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Public Health Department,
Parkshot,
Richmond, Surrey.
September, 1943
Statistics.
Rateable value £580,148
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £2,200
Extracts from vital statistics of the year.
Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population 15.4
Death rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population 15.3
Death rate from Puerperal Sepsis and other Puerperal
causes 1.87
Death rate of Infants under 1 year of age—
All infants per 1,000 live births 42
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 100
Deaths from measles Nil
Deaths from whooping-cough Nil
Deaths from diarrhoea (under 2 years) Nil