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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Causes of Death, 1950—(contd.).
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages. | 0 | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20. Other heart disease | M. | 115 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 59 |
| F. | 167 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 117 | |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | M. | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| F. | 21 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| 22. Influenza | M. | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | |
| 23. Pneumonia | M. | 25 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| F. | 24 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
| 24. Bronchitis | M. | 56 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 21 | 17 |
| F. | 24 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 16 | |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | M. | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | M. | 11 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| F. | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | M. | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | M. | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | M. | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 |
| F. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | |
| 31. Congenital malformations | M. | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | |
| F. | 12 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 32. Other defined and illdefined diseases | M. | 56 | 20 | – | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| F. | 54 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M. | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| F. | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M. | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | – | 2 | – |
| F. | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7 | |
| 35. Suicide ... | M. | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – |
| F. | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Infant Mortality.
During 1950 the deaths of 51 infants under 1 year of age were
registered as belonging to Battersea. The total number of live births
registered during the year was 1,899, giving an infant mortality rate
of 26.86 per 1,000 live births as compared with 25.21 in 1949 and
31.58 in 1948.
The infant mortality rates in the County of London and in
England and Wales during 1950 were 26.3 and 29.8 respectively.