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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE I.
(Registrar General's Figures with Corresponding Figures for Merton and Morden added).
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Residential Populations 25.000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative-County | Merton and Morden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Live | 15.5 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 11.73 |
| Still | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.15 |
| All causes | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 9.58 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.22 |
| Influenza | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.30 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (incl. Polioencephalitis | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.42 |
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 2.08 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.87 | 3.62 | 4.00 | 3.11 | 5.23 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 14.07 | 13.93 | 14.82 | 14.64 | 16.27 |
| Pneumonia | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 1.49 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis : | |||||
| Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0 03 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.09 |
| Rates per 1.000 Live Births. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 29.6† | 33.9 | 27.6 | 26.4 | 14.94 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and still). | |||||
| 10.66 | 13.77 | 8.08 | 14.90 | 6.81 | |
† Per 1,000 Related Live Births.
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