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Richmond upon Thames 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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•was 19 0, The death rate for England and Wales in 1902 was 16 3,
the 76 great towns 17 4, Rural England and Wales 15.3, and
London 17.2. The death rate varied in the different Wards.
Owing to the returns from the Registrar not giving the previous
addresses of the persons dying in the Union Workhouse, 40 deaths
at that institution are placed in the South Ward, but in all
probability none, or very few, actually belong to that Ward. The
death rate for the North Ward was 12.6, South Ward 16.1, or
without the Workhouse deaths 9.5, East Ward 11.4, West Ward
12.7, and Kew Ward 15.1 per 1,000 of the population.
Births and Deaths during 1902 in the various Wards.
| Wards. | Total Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 living. | Total Deaths. | Death Rate per 1000 living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 211 | 22.4 | 119 | 12.6 |
| South | 66 | 10.8 | 98 | 9.5* |
| East | 232 | 24.9 | 107 | 11.4 |
| West | 81 | 17.1 | 60 | 12.7 |
| Kew | 51 | 18.4 | 42 | 15.1 |
| Total for Borough | 641 | 19.8 | 426 | 13.2 |
After deducting 40 in the Union Workhouse.
The number of deaths due to the "seven principal
Zymotic Diseases" † usually classified under this
heading was 45. This gives a zymotic death rate
of 1.39 per 1,000 persons living, being about the
average for the Borough. The zymotic death rate of England and
Chief Epidemic
Diseases, Death
Rate.
† Small.pox, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough, fever,
typhus, enteric, and continued) and diarrhoea.