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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
Richmond upon Thames 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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Births and Deaths during 1903 in the various Wards
| Wards. | Total Births. | Birth Rate per 1000 living. | Total Deaths | Death Rate per 1000 living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 250 | 26.2 | 119 | 12.4 |
| South | 68 | 11.2 | 111 | 12.6* |
| East | 246 | 25.7 | 107 | 11.1 |
| West | 70 | 14.7 | 54 | 11.3 |
| Kew | 49 | 17.1 | 37 | 12.9 |
| Total for Borough | 683 | 20.8 | 428 | 13.0 |
* After deducting 34 in the Union Workhouse.
Chief Epidemic
Diseases, Death
Rate.
The number of deaths due to the "seven principal
Zymotic Diseases"‡ usually classified under
this heading was 28. This gives a zymotic death
rate of .85 per 1,000 persons living, being below the
average for the Borough. The zymotic death rate of England and
Wales for 1903 was 1.46, that for the 76 great towns 1.89, and
Rural England and Wales 1.08.
Scarlet Fever.—2 deaths.
Measles.—4 deaths, all but one below five years of age.
Diphtheria and Group.—10 deaths, six below five years of age
Whooping Cough.—2 deaths, both below five years of age.
Enteric fever.—One death.
Diarrhoea.—9 deaths, 7 of these being below one year of age.
‡ Small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough, fever,
(typhus, enteric, and continued) and diarrhœa.