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Malden and Coombe 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal in the year 1951. Provisional figures
| England and Wales | 126 C.Bs. and Great Towns Including London | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000— 50,000 1931 Census | London Adm. County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | Rates per 1,000 Home Population. | |||
| Live Births | 15.5 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 |
| Still Births | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.37 |
| Deaths | ||||
| All Causes | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Pneumonia | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.23 |
| Small-pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.38 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis & | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Polioencephalitis | ||||
| Notifications | ||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.10 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.87 | 3.62 | 4.00 | 3.11 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Small-pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 14.07 | 13.93 | 14.82 | 14.64 |
| Pneumonia | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.72 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis (ini Polioencephalitis) Paralytic | c. 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Non-Paralytic | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 |
Mortality and Case rates for certain Infectious diseases based on Quarterly Returns.
| England and Wales | 126 C.Bs. and Great Towns Including London | 148 Smaller Towns Resident Pop. 25,000— 50,000 1931 Census | London Adm. County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 29.6* | 33.9 | 27.6 | 26.4 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Rates per 1,000 Total Births (Live and Still)
Notification :—
Puerperal
Fever
and 1066 13-77 808 1490
Pyrexia )
Maternal Mortality in England
and Wales
Abortion with Sepis 0.09
Abortion without Sepis 0.05
Puerperal Infections 0.10
Other Maternal Causes 0.35
* Per 1,000 Related Live Births.
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