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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1952.
| England and Wales I | 60 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London. | 60 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25,000— 50,000 at 1951 Census | London Administrative County- | Richmond | Richmond | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Nos. | ||||||
| Births— | Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | |||||
| Live Births | 15.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 14.1 | 595 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.45 | 19 |
| 22.6 (a) | 24.6 (a) | 23.0 (a) | 19.2(a) | 30.9 (a) | ||
| All Causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 588 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | 0 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 15 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 3 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | - | -_ | - | - | 0 |
| Aoute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | - | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 24 |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 0 | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | - | 0 |
| Meningicoccal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | - | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 2.25 | 95 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.61 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 1.66 | 0.92 | 39 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 001 | 0.03 | 0.01 | - | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 5 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | 0 |
| Measles | 8.86 | 10.11 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 12.72 | 536 |
| Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.09 | 4 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 3 |
| Non Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.31 | 13 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 27.6 | 31.2 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 18.5 | 11 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhœa under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | — | 0 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births. | ||||||
| Notification (corrected)— Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 17.87 | 23.94 | 10.22 | 30.77 | 1.6 | 1 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY
| England and Wales | Richmond | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths | Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births | Number of Deaths | Rates per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Birth | ||
| Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | 138 | 0.20 | 1 | 1.63 | |
(a) Per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births