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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1947
| 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 | |||||
| Births— | |||||
| Live | 20.5§ | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 20.3 |
| Still | 0.50S | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.5 |
| Deaths— | |||||
| Ail Causes | 12.0§ | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.9 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | _ |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 41† | 47 | 36 | 37 | 29.9 |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population | |||||
| Notifications— | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 000 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 0.58 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.89 | 2.31 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 5.29 | 10.19 |
| Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.12 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still) | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 7.16 | 8.99 | 6.27 | 1.21 | 0.00 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6.94+t | 7.0 | |||
| Maternal Mortality— Abortion with Sepsis | 0.10 | not | available | ||
| Abortion without Sepsis | 0.06 | 1.17 | |||
| Puerperal Infections | 0.16 | ||||
| Other maternal causes | 0.85 | 1.17 | |||
Signifies that there were no deaths.