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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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| 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 | |||||
| Live | 15.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 17.5 | 11.8 |
| Still | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.23 |
| Ail causes | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 8.9 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.13 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.19 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (incl. Polioencephalitis) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.64 | 0.27 |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 01 | - | |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 01 | 0.01 | 0.22 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.39 | 1.50 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 1.99 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 3.72 | 3.38 | 3.30 | 5.65 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 12.36 | 11.27 | 12.32 | 8.09 | 17.20 |
| Pneumonia | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 1.23 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis: Paralytic | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.38 | 0.03 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 26.8† | 30.8 | 24.3 | 24 8 | 13.8 |
| Enteritis and | |||||
| Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and still). | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 18.23 | 24.33 | 12.46 | 28.61 | 46.32 |
| † Per 1,000 Related Live Births. | |||||