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Beddington and Wallington 1942

[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 1942: —

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 Bed-dington and Wal-lington.
Births—Rates per 1,000 Population.
Live15.817,318.414.016.33
Still0.540.660.620.480.40
Deaths—
All Causes11.613.312.113.911.21
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers0.000.000.000.00-
Scarlet Fever0.000.000.000.00-
Whooping Cough0.020.030.020.040.07
Diphtheria0.050.060.040.02-
Influenza0.090.090.100.070.07
Smallpox__-
Measles0.010.020.010.01-
Notifications—
Typhoid Fever0.010.010.010.02-
Paratyphoid Fever0.010.010.010.01-
Cerebro Spinal
Fever0.140.170.120.150.07
Scarlet Fever2.192.492.341.862.66
Whooping Cough1.731.971.582.721.82
Diphtheria1.051.350.910.760.21
Erysipelas0.300.360.260.430.07
Smallpox0.000.000 00
Measles7.469.277.398.622.44
Pneumonia1.071.300.940.940.25
Deaths under 1 year of ageRates per 1,000 Live Births.
4959466044.74
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of
age5.27.54.88.6
Maternal MortalityRates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still).
(excluding abortion)
Puerperal Sepsis0.42Not available
Others1.59
Total2.01
Notifications—
Puerperal Pyrexia12.6115.9410.8017.6910.9