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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1946
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Richmond | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | |||||
| Live | 19.1 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 19.8 |
| Still | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.57 |
| All Causes | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.25 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 43 | 46 | 37 | 41 | 37 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.4 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 0.88 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 | 2.29 |
| Diphtheria | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.25 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 | 2.37 |
| Pneumonia | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.38 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 8.50 | 10.35 | 7.63 | 1.62 | 0.00 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9.68 | 1.28 | |||
| Abortion with Sepsis | 0.13 | 0.00 | |||
| Abortion without Sepsis | 0.06 | 000 | |||