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Merton and Morden 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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* Including Puerperal Fever.
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TABLE I.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1945.
(Registrar General's Figures with Corresponding Figures for Merton and Morden added).
| England and Wales. | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towne (Residential Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census). | London Adminis- tive County. | Merton and Morden. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population. | |||||
| Births:— | |||||
| Live | 16.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 15.5 |
| Still | 0.46 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.40 | 0.39 |
| Deaths:— | |||||
| All causes | 11.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 9.1 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Influenza | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Notifications:—___ | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | U.U1 | U.U1 | U.U1 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal | |||||
| fever | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.89 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 1.57 | 1.72 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.25 | 1.16 |
| Diphtheria | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.31 | 0.22 |
| Erysipelas ... | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.22 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 11.67 | 10.89 | 11.89 | 9.03 | 11.50 |
| Pneumonia | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 1.07 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 46 | 54 | 43 | 53 | 33.1 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.6 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 1.9 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still). | |||||
| Notifications:— | |||||
| Puerperal fever Puerperal pyrexia | 9.3 | 12.65 | 8.81 | 3.60 15.87* | 3.8 |