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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Comparative crude birth rates, civilian death rates, analysis of mortality, maternal mortality and case rates for certain infectious diseases in the year 1947:—
| 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 | 20.5 | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 16.91 |
| Still | 0.50 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.49 |
| Deaths— | |||||
| All Causes | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 10.56 |
| Typhoid and Para | |||||
| typhoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Notifications— | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.31 | 1.94 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.80 | 3.46 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.06 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — |
| Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 5.29 | 2.84 |
| Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.19 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age | Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||
| 41 | 47 | 36 | 37 | 27 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
| Notifications— | Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still). | ||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7.16 | 8.99 | 6.27 | 6.94 | 1.77 |
| Maternal Mortality | Abortion with Sepsis. | Abortion without Sepsis. | Puerperal Infections. | Other Causes. | Total. |
| England and Wales | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.85 | 1.17 |
| Beddington and Wallington | - | - | - | - | — |