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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 1940
[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 1940:—
| \ England and Wales. | 126 County Boroughs 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 | 14.6 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 13.7 | 12.55 |
| Still | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.33 |
| Deaths— All Causes | 14.3 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 17.8 | 12.62 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.11 |
| Notifications— | |||||
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| Measles | 10.24 | 1.23 | 9.99 | 1.78 | 2.74 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.63 | 153 | 1.57 | 0.82 | 0.77 |
| Diphtheria | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.21 | 0.61 | 0.18 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Erysipelas | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.15 |
| Pneumonia | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.26 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age | Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||
| 55 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 34.88 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 2.90 |
| Maternal | Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still). | ||||
| Mortality— | 0.52 | 1 | Not available | 0.00 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | |||||
| Others | 1.64 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 2.16 | 0.00 | |||
| Notifications— Puerperal Pyrexia | 11.96 | 13.90 | 9.73 | 13.34 | 2.83 |