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Walthamstow 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Birth-rate, Death-rate, and Analysis of Mortality during the Year 1921.

(Provisional figures. Provisional populations estimated to the middle of 1920 have been used for the purposes of this Table. The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards Loiidon and the groups

of towns.)

Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 BirthsPercentage of Total Deaths.
All Causes.Enteric Fever.Small-Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years).Total Deaths under 1 year.Deaths in Public Institutions.Certified Causes of Death.Inquest Cases.Uncertified Causes of Death.
England and Wales22.41210.020.000.060.030.120.120.230.4415.58325.592.56.41.1
96 Great Towns, including Lond. (Census Populations exceeding 50,000).23.312.30.010.000.080.040.130.150.230.4019.38733.292.56.80.7
148 Smaller Towns (Census Populations 20,000—50,000).22.711.30.010.000.050.030.110.110.260.3515.68417.793.5511.4
London22.312.40.010.000.050.060.120.250.230.4221.38049.291.68.20.2
Walthamstow21.79.50.000.000.020.030.060.090.220.4112.761.435.199.64.90.4