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Merton and Morden 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE I.
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1952.
(Registrar General's Figures with Corresponding Figures for Merton and Morden added).
| England and Wales | 160 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including London) | 160 Smaller Towns (Residential Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census) | London Administrative County | Merton and Morden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Births: | |||||
| Live | 15.3 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 11.8 |
| Still | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.24 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes | 11.3 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 9.4 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | |||||
| fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | — | — | — | 0.00 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (incl. Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.35 |
| Notifications: | |||||
| (Corrected) Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 2.23 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.61 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 1.66 | 3.77 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.86 | 10.11 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 6.66 |
| Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.90 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis : Paralytic | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.04 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths: | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 27.61 | 31.2 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 17.3 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.00 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and still). | |||||
| Notifications: (Corrected) | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 17.87 | 23.94 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 15.8 |
† Per 1.000 Related Live Births.
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