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
Fulham 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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11
Total
Males
Females
DEATHS
(All Ages)
1,372
720
652
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population 12.5
Death Rate (adjusted) per 1,000 population .. 12.75
Death Rate (adjusted) per 1,000 population (England and Wales) 12.2
Total
Females
INFANT DEATHS
(Under 1 year)
Males
47
28
19
Infant Mortality Rate:-
All Infants per 1,000 Live Births 22.3
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 22.3
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births 22.64
Neonatal (first 4 weeks) Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 18.54
MATERNAL DEATHS
There were no maternal deaths during the year.
CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1,372 Deaths as follows
| Under 1 | Age Groups | Over 65 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | ||||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Syphilitic Disease | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cancer | – | – | 1 | 19 | 99 | 149 | 268 |
| Diabetes | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | 122 | 142 |
| Coronary disease, angina | – | – | – | 5 | 76 | 179 | 260 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 13 |
| Other heart disease | – | – | – | 3 | 11 | 120 | 134 |
| Other circulatory disease | – | – | – | 2 | 15 | 84 | 101 |
| Influenza | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 14 | 88 | 110 |
| Bronchitis | – | 1 | – | 2 | 25 | 83 | 111 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Congenital malformations | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 9 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 32 | – | – | 7 | 18 | 57 | 114 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | – | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 |
| All other accidents | 1 | – | – | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Suicide | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Homicide and operations of war | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |