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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 1954
[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 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 10.8 |
| All causes | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 8.4 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.11 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | - | — | - | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis (incl. Polioencephalitis) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Pneumonia | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.19 |
| (Corrected) Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Paratyphoid F ever | 0.01 | - | - | - | 0.03 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | - | - | 0.01 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.97 | - | - | - | 1.04 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.39 | - | - | - | 1.31 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | • | - | - | — |
| Erysipelas | 0.12 | - | - | - | 0.16 |
| Smallpox | _ | - | - | - | — |
| Measles | 3.32 | - | - | - | 1.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.60 | - | - | - | 0.91 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis : Paralytic | 0.03 | - | - | - | 0.01 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.01 | - | - | - | — |
| Food Poisoning | 0.20 | - | - | - | 0.15 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| All causes under 1 year of age | 25.5 | 25.2 | 26.6 | 20 7 | 10.1 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under 2 years of age | 0.8 | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and still). | |||||
| Still births | 23.5 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 19.8 | 22.2 |
| (Corrected) Puerperal Pyrexia | 17.74 | - | - | - | 38.27 |