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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1963
| England and Wales | Merton and Morden | |
|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Home Population | ||
| Births: | ||
| Live | 18.2 | 12-9 |
| Still | 0.31 | ( 0-17 |
| 17.2* | t 13-6* | |
| Deaths: | ||
| All causes | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Coronary Disease, angina | 2.29 | 3.08* |
| Malignant neoplasm - lung, bronchus | 0.52 | 0.61* |
| Pneumonia | 0.78 | 0.62 |
| Influenza | 0.07 | .08* |
| Tuberculosis - all forms | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Maternal Mortality | 0.28 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.00 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | |
| Notifications (corrected): | ||
| Measles | 12.77 | 11.13 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.37 | 0.55 |
| Tuberculosis- | ||
| Respiratory | 0.34 | 0.29 |
| Non-respiratory | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Acute Pneumonia | 0.30 | 0.29 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.73 | 0.99 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7.44* | 1.13* |
| Erysipelas | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Dysentery | 0.67 | 0.31 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| Malaria | 0.00 | — |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | — |
| Acute Encephalitis- | ||
| Infective | 0.00 | — |
| Post-infective | 0.00 | — |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.01 | — |
| Para-typhoid Fever | 0.00 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis- | ||
| Paralytic | 0.00 | — |
| Non-paralytic | 0.00 | — |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births | ||
| Deaths: | ||
| Infant Deaths (all causes under 1 year) | 21.1 | 17.2 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 0.5 | 1.1 |
* Per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
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