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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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BIRTH RATE, CIVILIAN DEATH RATE & ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1945
(Provisional figures).
(The Mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but those for London and the towns refer to civilians only).
Note: A dash signifies that there were no deaths.
| Rate per 1,000. Civilian population. | Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Still Births. | All Causes. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). | Total Deaths under one year. | |
| England and Wales | 16.1† | 0.46† | 11.4† | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 5.6 | 46* |
| 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 19.1 | 0.58 | 13.5 | 0.00 | — | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 7.8 | 54 |
| 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | 19.2 | 0.53 | 12.3 | 0.00 | — | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 4.5 | 43 |
| London Administrative County | 15.7 | 0.40 | 13.8 | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 7.6 | 53 |
| RICHMOND | 16.7 | 0.32 | 13.9 | — | — | 0.03 | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 34 |
| *Per 1,000 related births. | Abortion with Sepsis. | Abortion without Sepsis. | Puerperal Infection | Other. | ||||||||
| †Per 1,000 total population. | ||||||||||||
| The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows Per 1,000 Total Births | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 1.22 | ||||||||
| The maternal mortality rates for Richmond are as follows Per 1,000 Total Births | — | — | — | 1.75 | ||||||||