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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 1948
[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 1948:—
| 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 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 14.57 |
| Still | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.46 |
| Deaths— All Causes | 10.8 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 10.37 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.18 |
| Influenza | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| Pneumonia | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 0.12 |
| Notifications— | |||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.0? |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.73 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.37 | 1.83 |
| Whooping Cough .. | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.31 | 3.13 | 3.60 |
| Diphtheria | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.03 |
| Erysipelas | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 9.34 | 9.75 | 8.84 | 9.17 | 15.03 |
| Pneumonia | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.33 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 * | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Deaths under 1 year of age | Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | ||||
| 34 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 16.74 | |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.09 |
| Notifications — | Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still). | ||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia .. | 6.89 | 8.90 | 4.71 | 7.34 | 6.09 |
| Maternal Mortality : England and Wales | Abortion with Sepsis. | Abortion without Sepsis. | Puerperal Infections. | Other Causes. | Total |
| 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.73 | 1.02 | |
| Beddington and Wallington | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |