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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]
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Comparative birth rates, civilian death rates, analysis of mortality, and case rates for certain infectious diseases in 1955:
| Rate per 1,000 Total Population | Rate per 1,000 Total (live and still) Births | Rate per 1,000 Related Live Births | Death rate per 1,000 Population | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Deaths (all ages) | Stillbirths | Maternal Deaths | Infant Deaths Under 1 year | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Acute Poliomyelitis | Influenza | Pneumonia | Tuberculosis (all forms) | Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus | |
| England and Wales | 150 | 11.7 | 23.2 | 0.64 | 24.9 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.49 | 0.15 | 0.39 |
| 160 County Boro's and Great Towns including London | 14.9 | 11.6 | 23.2 | — | 25.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.53 | 0.17 | 0.45 |
| 160 Smaller Towns Resident population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1951 Census | 14.9 | 116 | 23.3 | — | 25.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.37 |
| Beddington and Wallington | 11.89 | 8.81 | 21.45 | 0.00 | 13.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 0.12 | 0.43 |