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Merton and Morden 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE I.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1947.
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 Towns (Residential Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at Census) | London Administive County | Merton and Morden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population. | |||||
| Births: Live | 20.5 | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 17.86 |
| Still | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.38 |
| Deaths: All causes | 12.00 | 13.00 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 00 |
| Notifications: | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.81 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.80 | 3.08 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.17 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 5.29 | 4.60 |
| Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.91 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 41 | 47 | 36 | 37 | 30.4 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still). | |||||
| Notifications: Puerperal Fever Puerperal Pyrexia | 7.16 | 8.99 | 6.27 | 1.21 *6.94 | 4.3 |
* Including Puerperal Fever.
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