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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
Merton and Morden 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE
(R.G.'s Provisional Figures with Corresponding Figures for Merton and Morden added).
| England and Wales | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census | London Administrative County | Merton and Morden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hates per 1,030 Population | |||||
| Live | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 13.9 |
| Still | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.42 |
| 12.0 | 11.9 | ||||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.00 | — | |||
| Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | |
| Whooping Cough . | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | ||
| Influenza | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | ||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet fever | 1.89 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 1.37 |
| Diphtheria | 1.14 | 0.98 | 0.44 | ||
| Enteric fever | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.21 |
| Pneumonia | 1.02 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.99 | |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 50 | 53 | 40 | 48 | 30 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.77 | Not Available | — | ||
| Others | 3.98 | ||||
| Total | 2.93 | 3.98 | |||
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e.. Live and Still) | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.74 | Not Available | — | ||
| Others | 3.93 | ||||
| Total | 3.93 | ||||
| Puerperal fever | | 14.35 | 17.26 | 12.99 | 3.31 | |
| Puerperal pyrexia | 14.22 | 14.4 | |||