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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1948.
| 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 Civilan Population. | |||||
| Births— | |||||
| Live Births | 17.9 (a) | 20.0 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 16.5 |
| Still Births | 0.42 (a) | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.2 |
| Deaths— | |||||
| All Causes | 10.8 (a) | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0 51 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.48 |
| Influenza | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Pneumonia | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.8 |
| Notifications (corrected) | |||||
| Tpyhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Cerebro spinal Fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.73 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.37 | 1.03 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.31 | 3.13 | 4.36 |
| Diphtheria | 0.08 | 0 10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | — |
| Eyriseplas | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 9 34 | 9.75 | 8.84 | 9.17 | 2.8 |
| Pneumonia | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.14 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.19 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Bates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths— | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 34(b) | 39 | 32 | 31 | 26.1 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhcea under 2 years of age | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | |||||
| Notifications (corrected)— | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 6.89 | 8.90 | 4.71 | 7.34(c | - |
| Maternal Mortality— | |||||
| Abortion with sepsis | 0.11 | - | |||
| Abortion without Bepsis | 0.06 | not available | - | ||
| Puerperal Infections | 0.13 | - | |||
| Other maternal causes | 0.73 | - | |||
(a) Rates per 1,000 total population. (b) per 1,000 related births.