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Beddington and Wallington 1939

[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 1939:—

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.
Live15.01.4.815.612.312.63
Still0.590.590.570.440.42
Deaths—
All Causes12.112.011.211.99.38
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers0.000.000.000.000.00
Smallpox0.000.000.000.000.00
Measles0.010.010.010.000.00
Scarlet Fever0.010.000.000.000.00
Whooping Cough0.030.030.020.030.00
Diphtheria0.050.050.040.020.03
Influenza0.210.190.200.180.07
Notifications—
Smallpox0.000.000.000.000.00
Scarlet Fever1.891.961.781.530.96
Diphtheria1.141.211.160.980.33
Enteric Fever0.040.030.040.030.03
Erysipelas0.340.400.310.370.23
Pneumonia1.021.210.890.990.40
Deaths under 1 year of ageRates per 1,000 Live Births.
5053404840.30
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age4.66.33.08.20.00
Maternal Mortality—
Puerperal Sepsis0.77Not available0.00
Others2.160.00
Total2.930.00
Maternal Mortality—Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still).
Puerperal Sepsis0.74Not available
Others2.080.00
Total2.820.00
Notifications— Puerperal Pyrexia14.3517.2612.9914.224.91