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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 1941
[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 1941:—
| 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 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 8.9 | 10.79 |
| Still | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.33 | 0.27 |
| Deaths— | |||||
| All Causes | 12.9 | 14.9 | 13.00 | 16.3 | 11.14 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Smallpox | — | - | - | — | — |
| Measles | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Diphtheria | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Influenza | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| Notifications— | |||||
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.19 |
| Measles | 10.33 | 8.27 | 10.47 | 4.77 | 7.34 |
| Whooping Cough | 4.39 | 4.37 | 4.50 | 3.50 | 2.95 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.01 | 0.89 |
| Diphtheria | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 0.98 | 0.43 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.16 |
| Erysipelas | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.50 | 0.31 |
| Pneumonia | 1.25 | 1.53 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 0.48 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age | Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||
| 59 | 71 | 56 | 68 | 21.13' | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.1 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 0.00 |
| Maternal | Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still). | ||||
| Mortality— | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 0.48 | Not available | 3.44 | ||
| Others | 1.75 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 2.23 | 3.44 | |||
| Notifications— | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 11.91 | 15.64 | 9.43 | 19.3 | 3.44 |