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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STATISTICS.
Rateable Value | £572,146 |
Sum represented by a Penny Rate | £2,193 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
Birth-rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population | 17.3 |
Death-rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population | 15.4 |
Death-rate from Puerperal Sepsis and other Puerperal causes | 4.93 |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 73 |
Deaths from Measles | Nil |
Deaths from Whooping Cough | Nil |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 |
Infantile Mortality.
Death-rate of infants under 1 year of age (all infants per 1,000 live births) | 46 |
Deaths of infants occurring | |
(a) in the Borough | 14 |
(b) outside the Borough | 13 |
(c) in Institutions | 20 |