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Beddington and Wallington 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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Comparative birth rates, civilian death rates, analysis of mortality, maternal mortality and case rates for certain infectious diseases in the year 1953:

England and Wales.160 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London.160 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census).London Administrative County.Borough of Beddington and Wallington.
Births—Rates per 1,000 Population.
Live15.517.015.717.512.65
Still0.350.430.340.380.12
Deaths—
All Causes11.412.211.312.59.23
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers0.000.000.00
Whooping Cough0.010.010.000.000.00
Diphtheria0.000.000.000.00
Tuberculosis0.200.240.190.240.22
Influenza0.160.150.170.150.09
Smallpox0.000.000.00
Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis)0.010.010.010.010.00
Pneumonia0.550.590.520.640.43
Notifications—
Typhoid Fever0.000.000.000.010.00
Paratyphoid Fever0.010.010.010.010.00
Meningococcal Infection0.030.040.030.030.03
Scarlet Fever1.391.501.441.020.92
Whooping Cough3.583.723.383.304.89
Diphtheria0.010.010.010.000.00
Erysipelas0.140.140.130.120.09
Smallpox0.000.000.00
Measles12.3611.2712.328.0913.96
Pneumonia0.840.920.760.730.65
Acute Poliomyelitis (including Polioencephalitis) Paralytic0.070.060.060.070.06
Non-Paralytic0.040.030.040.030.06
Food Poisoning0.240.250.240.380.06
Deaths under 1 year of ageRates per 1,000 Live Births.
26.830.824.324.812.89
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age1.11.30.91.12.58
Notifications—Rates per 1,000 Total Births (i.e., Live and Still).
Puerperal Pyrexia18.2324.33| 12.4628.617.65
Maternal MortalitySepsis of pregnancy childbirth and the puerperiumAbor-tion with toxaemiaOther toxeemias of pregnancy and the puerperiumHaemorrhage of pregnancy and childbirthAbortion without mention of sepsis or toxaemiaAbortion with sepsisOther complications of pregnancy childbirth and puerperium
England and Wales0.010.010.240.130.040.060.18
Beddington and Wallington0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00