London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chelsea 1960
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1960
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS 1947-1960 (inclusive)
| Year | Registrar-General's Estimate of Population | Births | Deaths | Deaths under One Year | Maternal Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.* | Rate | No.* | Rate | No.* | Rate | No.* | Rate | ||
| 1947 | 51,000 | 868 | 19.0 | 611 | 12.0 | 43 | 44 | - | - |
| 1948 | 50,890 | 883 | 17.4 | 597 | 11.7 | 35 | 40 | - | - |
| 1949 | 51,990 | 875 | 16.8 | 588 | 11.1 | 23 | 26 | - | - |
| 1950 | 52,490 | 829 | 15.8 | 638 | 12.2 | 21 | 25 | - | - |
| 1951 | 52,430 | 819 | 15.6 | 686 | 13.1 | 19 | 23 | - | - |
| 1952 | 52,140 | 787 | 15.1 | 669 | 12.8 | 16 | 20 | - | - |
| 1953 | 52,150 | 787 | 15.1 | 694 | 13.3 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 1954 | 52,060 | 787 | 15.1 | 734 | 14.1 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1955 | 51,450 | 745 | 14.5 | 825 | 16.0 | 25 | 34 | - | - |
| 1956 | 51,070 | 837 | 16.4 | 815 | 16.0 | 21 | 25 | - | - |
| 1957 | 50,600 | 738 | 14.6 | 750 | 14.8 | 16 | 22 | - | - |
| 1958 | 50,190 | 742 | 14.8 | 730 | 14.5 | 24 | 32 | - | - |
| 1959 | 49,520 | 722 | 14.6 | 726 | 14.7 | 12 | 16 | - | - |
| I960 | 49,140 | 697 | 14.2 | 729 | 14.8 | 12 | 17 | - | - |
Averages for the fourteen years 1342-1960:-
Births 794
Deaths 699
Deaths under one year of age 21.6
Maternal Deaths 0.36
* Totals arrived at after due allowance for inward and
outward transfers.