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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.
Live15.115.015.413.412.60
Still0.600.650.600 480.19
Deaths—
All Causes11.611.711.011.48.42
Typhoid and Para
typhoid Fevers0.000.000.000.000.00
Smallpox0.000.000.000.000.00
Measles0.040.050.030.060.00
Scarlet Fever0.010.010.010.010.00
Whooping Cough0.030.030.020.030.00
Diphtheria0.070.070.060.050.00
Influenza0.110.100.110.060.06
Notifications—
Smallpox0.000.000.000.000.00
Scarlet Fever2.412.602.582.051.52
Diphtheria1.581.851.531.900.55
Enteric Fever0.030.030.040.050.00
Erysipelas0.400.460.390.460.26
Pneumonia1.101.280.980.980.29
Deaths under 1 year of ageRates per 1,000 Live Births.
5357515730.85
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age5.57.83.613.15.14
Maternal Mortality—
Puerperal Sepsis0.89Not available0.00
Others2.192.57
Total3.082.57
Maternal Mortality—Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still).
Puerperal Sepsis0.86Not available0.00
Others2.112.53
Total2.972.53
Notifications—
Puerperal Fever14.4218.0812.513.530.00
Puerperal Pyrexia15.460.00