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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1950.
| 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 Births | 15.8 | 17.6 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 14.8 |
| Still Births | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.26 |
| All Causes | 11.6 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0 01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.47 |
| Influenza | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.54 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0 01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Meningicoccal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 003 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.50 | 1.56 | 1.61 | 1.23 | 0.82 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.60 | 3.97 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 1.7 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0 03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.02 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 8.39 | 8.76 | 8.36 | 6.57 | 9.3 |
| Pneumonia | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.23 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0 13 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Non Paralytic | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0 05 | 0.04 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.23 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.8 (a) | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.3 | 19.0 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.9 | 2 2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.11 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 5.81 | 7.43 | 4.33 | 6.03 | — |
| Abortion with sepsis | 0.09 | ||||
| Other abortion | 0.05 | ||||
| Complication of pregnancy and Delivery | 0.54 | ||||
| Sepsis of childbirth and puerperium | 0.03 | ||||
| Other complications of puerperinm | 0.15 | ||||
(a) Rates per 1,000 total population,