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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
Battersea 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Causes of Death, 1948—(contd.).
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All Ages. | 0— | 1— | 5- | 15— | 45— | 65— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20. Other diseases of circulatory system | M. | 17 | -_ | - | - | _ | 5 | 12 |
| F. | 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 22 | |
| 21. Bronchitis | M. | 62 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 19 | 37 |
| F. | 38 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 27 | |
| 22. Pneumonia. | M. | 46 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 16 | 18 |
| F. | 29 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | M. | 11 | _ | -_ | _ | -_ | 4 | 7 |
| F. | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 24. Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M. | 13 | -_ | - | -_ | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| F. | 6 | — | — | —. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | M. | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | _ | _ |
| F. | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26. Appendicitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ |
| F. | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | M. | 11 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| F. | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 28. Nephritis | M | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| F. | 21 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 17 | |
| 29. Puerperal and postabortive sepsis | F. | 1 | — | _ | _ | 1 | — | — |
| 30. Other maternal causes | F. | 2 | — | — | _ | 2 | — | — |
| 3l. Premature birth | M. | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | _ |
| F. | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injuries, infantile diseases | M. | 9 | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| F. | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 33. Suicide | M. | 6 | -_ | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 34- Road traffic accidents | M. | 6 | _ | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Other violent causes | M. | 15 | - | 1 | - | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| F. | 16 | 2 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3®- All other causes | M. | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| F. | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
Infant Mortality.
During 1948 the deaths of 71 infants under 1 year of age were
registered as belonging to Battersea. The-total number of live births
registered during the year was 2,248, giving an infant mortality rate
of 31.58 per 1,000 live births as compared with 31.54 in 1947 and
42.42 in 1946.
The infant mortality rates in the County of London and in England
and Wales during 1948 were 31 and 34 respectively.