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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 1949
[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 1949:—
| 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 | 16.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 13.23 |
| Still | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.21 |
| Deaths — All Causes | 11.7 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 10.80 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.39 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | —- | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Pneumonia | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.27 |
| Notifications— Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Scarlet Fever ,. | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.46 | 1.34 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.39 | 2.44 | 2.39 | 1.70 | 0.42 |
| Diphtheria | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | 0,00 | 0.00 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.95 | 8 91 | 9.18 | 8.54 | 3.52 |
| Pneumonia | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.65 | 0.5 J | 0.03 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0,12 | 0.18 | 0.03 |
| Acute Polioencephalitis | 0,01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Food Poisoning | 1.14 | 0.16 | 0,14 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| Rates per 1,000 Live Births. | |||||
| Deaths under 1 year of age | 32 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 9.19 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.00 |
| Notifications— | Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e.. Live and Still). | ||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6.31 | 8.14 | 5.30 | 6.82 | 2.26 |
| Abortion with Sepsis. | Abortion without Sepsis. | Puerperal Infections. | Other Causes. | Total | |
| Maternal Mortality : England and Wales | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.71 | 0 93 |
| Beddington and Wallington | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |