London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Richmond upon Thames 1943
[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 |