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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
Sutton and Cheam 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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BIRTH-RATES, CIVILIAN DEATH-RATES—ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY IN THE YEAR 1940.
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns, resident population 25,000-50,00) at 1931 census | London Adm. County | Sutton and Cheam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hates per 1,000 civilian population .— | |||||
| Live births | 14.6 | 1.60 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 13.4 |
| Still „ | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
| 14.3 | 1.58 | 12.9 | 17.8 | 11.5 | |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping cough | 002 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Influenza | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 002 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 live births:— | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 55 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 42 |
| Deaths from diarrhoea and enteritis | |||||
| under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 5-9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 |
| Rate per 1,000 total births;— | |||||
| Puerperal infection | 0.52 | 0.00 | |||
| Others | 1.64 | 3.03 | |||
| Total | 2.06 | 3.03 | |||