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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
Carshalton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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TABLE 3. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS—1939.
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Carshalton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population. | |||||
| Live | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 13.2 |
| Still | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.33 |
| All Causes | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.9 | * 7.1 |
| † 7.9 | |||||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.02 | — |
| Influenza | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.10 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | —• | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 3.42 |
| Diphtheria | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 0.98 | 0.86 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.15 |
| Pneumonia | 1.02 | 1.21 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 1.62 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 50 | 53 | 40 | 48 | 35 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 3.8 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.77 | — | |||
| Others | 2.16 | 3.79 | |||
| Total | 2.93 | 3.79 | |||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e. Live and Still). | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.74 | — | |||
| Others | 2.08 | 3.70 | |||
| Total | 2.82 | 3.70 | |||
| Puerperal Fever | 14.35 | 17.26 | 12.99 | 3.31 | 7.40 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14.22 | ||||
* Crude.
†Comparable.
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