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Merton and Morden 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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TABLE 1.

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1941.

(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 (Residential Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census).London Adminis- tive County.Merton and Morden.
Rates per 1,000 Population.
Births:—19411941194119411941
Live14.214.716.48.913.06
Still0.510.580.600.330.46
Deaths:—
All causes12.914.913.016.38.6
Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers0.000.000.000.01
Scarelt fever0.000.000.010.00
Whooping Cough0.060.070.060.040.01
Diphtheria0.070.080.060.030.03
Influenza0.190.170.200.150.11
Smallpox
Measles0.030.030.030.02
Notifications:—
Enteric
Paratyphoid fever0.090.120.090.050.08
Cerebro-spinal fever0.250.310.200.300.14
Scarlet fever1.471.491.511.011.36
Whooping Cough4.394.374.503.506.3
Diphtheria1.251.531.190.930.38
Erysipelas0.300.360.270.500.22
Smallpox
Measles10.338.2710.474.778.3
Pneumonia1.251.531.041.071.24
Rates per 1,000 Live Births.
Deaths under 1 year of age5971566834
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age5.17.54.66.84.8
Rates per 1.000 Total Births (Live and Still).
Maternal Mortaltiy (excluding Abortion)
Puerperal Infection No. 1470.48 )Not available_
Others1.752.3
Total2.232.3
Notifications:—
Puerperal fever11.9115.649.4319.3*4.7
Puerperal pyrexia

* Including Puerperal Fever.
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