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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
Beddington and Wallington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Comparative crude birth rates, death rates, analysis of mortality, maternal death rates and case rates for certain infectious diseases in the year 1938: —
| England and Wales. | 126 County Boro's and Great Towns including London. | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census). | London Administrative County. | Borough of Beddington and Wallington. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births— | Rates per 1,000 Population. | ||||
| Live | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 12.60 |
| Still | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0 48 | 0.19 |
| Deaths— | |||||
| All Causes | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 8.42 |
| Typhoid and Para | |||||
| typhoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Notifications— | |||||
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.41 | 2.60 | 2.58 | 2.05 | 1.52 |
| Diphtheria | 1.58 | 1.85 | 1.53 | 1.90 | 0.55 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.26 |
| Pneumonia | 1.10 | 1.28 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.29 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age | Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||
| 53 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 30.85 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.5 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 13.1 | 5.14 |
| Maternal Mortality— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.89 | Not available | 0.00 | ||
| Others | 2.19 | 2.57 | |||
| Total | 3.08 | 2.57 | |||
| Maternal Mortality— | Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still). | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.86 | Not available | 0.00 | ||
| Others | 2.11 | 2.53 | |||
| Total | 2.97 | 2.53 | |||
| Notifications— | |||||
| Puerperal Fever | 14.42 | 18.08 | 12.51 | 3.53 | 0.00 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 15.46 | 0.00 | |||