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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
Teddington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]
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In comparing the figures for Teddington with the
average for the whole of Middlesex, the fact that part of
the County is rural must be taken into account, as this
factor considerably affects the figures as will be seen when
comparing the highest and lowest rates.
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| Population. | Number and Rate per 1,000 Population. | Infant D'ths. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | (b) | Births. | Deaths. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever | Tuberculosis (All Forms). | No. and Mortality per 1,000 births. | |||||
| Cases. | D'ths | Cases. | D'ths. | Cases. | D'ths. | Cases. | D'ths. | ||||||
| The County | 1,306,430 | 1,302,950 | 21,533 | 13,192 | 2,264 | 12 | 1,763 | 108 | 74 | 10 | 1,883 | 1,097 | 1,220 |
| 16.5 | 10.1 | 1.74 | 0.01 | 1.35 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 1.52 | 0.84 | 57 | |||
| Teddington | 21,860 | 21,860 | 389 | 264 | 30 | - | 43 | 5 | 1 | - | 37 | 21 | 19 |
| 18.0 | 12.0 | 1.37 | - | 1.97 | 0.22 | 0.04 | - | 1.69 | 0.96 | 49 | |||
| Highest Rate in the County | 23.6 | 13.2 | 6.25 | 0.11 | 5.92 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 2.50 | 1.74 | 111 | ||
| Lowest ,, ,, ,, | 11.6 | 76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.37 | 0.41 | - | ||
(a). Population estimated by the Registrar-General for birth.rate (Total population).
(b). ,, ,, ,, ,, death-rate (Civilian population).
The above cases of infectious diseases are notifications for the period of 53 weeks ended 3rd January. 1926
(as given by the Registrar-General).