[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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There were 268 deaths from street accidents. A comparison of the age distribution of deaths from this cause in each of the last six years is given in the following table:—

Year (a)	Age group
Year (a)	0.5	5.15	15.4 5	45.65	65 +	All ages

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The movements of the death.rates from the principal diseases at ages below one year since 1910 are shown in the following table:—

Cause of death	1911 to 1914	1915 to 1918	1919 to 1922	1923 to 1926	1927 to 1930	1931 to 1934	1935 to 1938	1939 to 1942	1942	1943	1944

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The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

Area	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944

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tde deatd.rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in tde following table:—

Area	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944

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The death.rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

Area	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944

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The death.rates per thousand live births in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

Area	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944

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The following is an analysis of the notifications in London during the year 1944:—

Form of tuberculosis notified	Sex	Number of formal primary notifications of new cases of tuberculosis											Total all ages	Total notifications
Form of tuberculosis notified	Sex	-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65 +	Total all ages	Total notifications

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Form of tuberculosis	Sex	New cases of tuberculosis coming to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification
Form of tuberculosis	Sex	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65 +	Total

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The sources of information as to the unnotified cases shown in the above table were as follows:—

Source of information		Number of cases
Source of information		Pulmonary		Non-pulmonary

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The following statement shows the numbers on the registers, for the whole county, during 1939 and subsequent years

Cases on the register at the end of the year—	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944

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Vital statistics for the metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1944 (Rates per 1,000 of population)

Metropolitan boroughs arranged in topographical order	Estimated civilian population, 1944	Live births	Deaths	Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)	Measles	Scarlet fever	Diphtheria	Whooping cough	Ty* phoid . fever	diarrhoea and enteriti s age 0.2 (per 1,000 (live births)	Pulmonary tuberculosis	Pneumonia	Other resp. dis.	Cancer	Maternal mortality (per 1,000 live births)	Notifications of infectious disease (52 weeks)
Metropolitan boroughs arranged in topographical order	Estimated civilian population, 1944	Live births	Deaths	Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)	Measles	Scarlet fever	Diphtheria	Whooping cough	Ty* phoid . fever	diarrhoea and enteriti s age 0.2 (per 1,000 (live births)	Pulmonary tuberculosis	Pneumonia	Other resp. dis.	Cancer	Maternal mortality (per 1,000 live births)	Scarlet fever	Diphtheria	Typhoid fever	Erysipelas	Cerebrospinal fever	Acute pneumonia	Measles	Whooping cough

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County of London-Principal vital statistics, 1891.1944

Period	Annual rate per 1,000 living			Annual mortality per 1,000 living																Annual mortality per 1,000 live births
	Live births	Marriages	Deaths (all causes)	Cerebrospinal fever	Tuberculosis		Diarrhoea and enteritis 0-2	Puerperal fever	Other acc. of ch. birth	Diphtheria	Enteric fever	Scarlet fever	Smallpox	Whooping. cough	Measles	Influenza	Pneumonia (all forms)	Bronchitis	Other resp. diseases	Heart disease	Cancer	Diabetes	Infants 0-1
	Live births	Marriages	Deaths (all causes)	Cerebrospinal fever	Pulmonary	Non.pulmonary	Diarrhoea and enteritis 0-2	Puerperal fever	Other acc. of ch. birth	Diphtheria	Enteric fever	Scarlet fever	Smallpox	Whooping. cough	Measles	Influenza	Pneumonia (all forms)	Bronchitis	Other resp. diseases	Heart disease	Cancer	Diabetes	Infants 0-1

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Vital Statistics for London and New York City, 1942.1944

	London			New York City
	1942	1943	1944	1942	1943	1944*

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The number of civilian war deaths for the years of the war are shown below:— Administrative County of London—Civilian war deaths, 1939-44

Year	All ages	0-	1-	5-	15-	45-	65-

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The following tables show the details year by year:— Administrative County of London—Civilian war deaths, 1939

Area		All ages	0-	1-	5-	15-	45-	65-

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Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1940

Area		All ages	0-	1-	5-	15-	45-	65-

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Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1941

Area		All ages	0-	1-	5-	15-	45-	65-

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Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1942

Area	All ages		0-	1-	5-	15-	45-	65-

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Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1943

Area		All ages	0-	1-	5-	15-	45-	65-

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Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1944

Area		All ages	0-	1-	5-	15-	45-	65-

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The following tables show the damage to dwellings in the County of London, and in the London Civil Defence Region, as from 3rd September, 1939 :— War damage to dwellings—County of London* (As from 3rd September, 1939)

District	No. of dwellings in August, 1939	Totally destroyed	So seriously damaged had to be demolished	Seriously damaged ; unoccupied •	Seriously damaged ; still occupied	Minor damage	Total destroyed or damaged
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)

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London Civil Defence Region—War damage to dwellings* (As from 3rd September, 1939)

District	No. of dwellings in August, 1939	Totally destroyed	So seriously damaged, had to be demolished	Seriously damaged, unoccupied •	Total destroyed or seriously damaged and unoccupied	Still occupied
District	No. of dwellings in August, 1939	Totally destroyed	So seriously damaged, had to be demolished	Seriously damaged, unoccupied •	Total destroyed or seriously damaged and unoccupied	Seriously damaged	Minor damage
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)

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The following is a summary of work done at the London clinics for all areas during the undermentioned years:—

Year	New cases						Total venereal cases		Total non-venereal cases
	Syphilis		S. Chancre		Gonorrhoea
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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The following statement summarises the work of the year, the figures for the year 1943 being given in brackets:-

		M.	F.

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The number of recommendations for residential treatment with the corresponding figures for 1943, 1942 and 1938 were :—

Year	Men	W omen	Children Total

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The numbers of beds occupied by patients under the tuberculosis scheme on 31st December, 1944 (with corresponding figures for 1943 and 1938) were as follows; the figures in brackets represent the number of ex-Service men and women (included in the figures) whose tuberculous condition has been accepted by the Ministry of Pensions as connected with war service:—

	Adults		Children
	1944	1943	1938	1944	1943	1938

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The following is a summary of the work done during the year:—

		Number		Per cent. of Miniatures

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Blind persons Particulars of examinations by the Council's ophthalmologists under the provisions of the Blind Persons Acts during the year are set out below :—

Classification	Certified blind			Not blind			Grand total
Classification	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Grand total

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The numbers of patients admitted during 1944, compared with 1938 and are shown below:—

	1938	1943	1944§

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The percentage of children in each age group where nutritional condition was unsatisfactory (either slightly or grossly subnormal) is shown below:—

Age group—boys and girls—	1944	1943	1938

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The following comparisons relate to the children examined in the four age groups in the two most recent war-time years, and those examined in the same age groups in 1938, the last complete pre-war year of medical inspection:—

Numbers examined	1944 79,398	1943 96,902 Percentages	1938 169,995

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Medical treatment

(a)	1944	1943	1942	1941	1938

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Provision of meals The education officer has supplied the following information:— The numbers of children provided with school meals and milk in public elementary and secondary schools in London on a typical school day in June, 1944, were as follows:—

Type of school	No. in attendance on selected day	Number who had meals			Number who had milk
Type of school	No. in attendance on selected day	Breakfast	Dinner	Tea	1/3 pint	2/3 pint	Total

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Similar figures for a typical day in October, 1944, were:—

Type of school	No. in attendance on selected day	Number who had meals			Number who had milk
Type of school	No. in attendance on selected day	Breakfast	Dinner	Tea	1/3pint	2/3 pint	Total

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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES The following table shows the number of mental patients of all classes undergoing treatment in mental hospitals and institutions for the mentally defective during 1944 :—

	Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts				Uncertified senile patients	M.D. Acts	Total
	Certified	Volunary	Temporary	Sections 24 & 25	Uncertified senile patients	M.D. Acts	Total

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There were 268 deaths from street accidents. A comparison of the age distribution of deaths from this cause in each of the last six years is given in the following table:—

The movements of the death.rates from the principal diseases at ages below one year since 1910 are shown in the following table:—

The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

tde deatd.rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in tde following table:—

The death.rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

The death.rates per thousand live births in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—

The following is an analysis of the notifications in London during the year 1944:—

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The sources of information as to the unnotified cases shown in the above table were as follows:—

The following statement shows the numbers on the registers, for the whole county, during 1939 and subsequent years

Vital statistics for the metropolitan boroughs and the County of London in the year 1944 (Rates per 1,000 of population)

County of London-Principal vital statistics, 1891.1944

Vital Statistics for London and New York City, 1942.1944

The number of civilian war deaths for the years of the war are shown below:— Administrative County of London—Civilian war deaths, 1939-44

The following tables show the details year by year:— Administrative County of London—Civilian war deaths, 1939

Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1940

Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1941

Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1942

Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1943

Administrative County of London-Civilian war deaths, 1944

The following tables show the damage to dwellings in the County of London, and in the London Civil Defence Region, as from 3rd September, 1939 :— War damage to dwellings—County of London* (As from 3rd September, 1939)

London Civil Defence Region—War damage to dwellings* (As from 3rd September, 1939)

The following is a summary of work done at the London clinics for all areas during the undermentioned years:—

The following statement summarises the work of the year, the figures for the year 1943 being given in brackets:-

The number of recommendations for residential treatment with the corresponding figures for 1943, 1942 and 1938 were :—

The following is a summary of the work done during the year:—

Blind persons Particulars of examinations by the Council's ophthalmologists under the provisions of the Blind Persons Acts during the year are set out below :—

The numbers of patients admitted during 1944, compared with 1938 and are shown below:—

The percentage of children in each age group where nutritional condition was unsatisfactory (either slightly or grossly subnormal) is shown below:—

The following comparisons relate to the children examined in the four age groups in the two most recent war-time years, and those examined in the same age groups in 1938, the last complete pre-war year of medical inspection:—

Medical treatment

Provision of meals The education officer has supplied the following information:— The numbers of children provided with school meals and milk in public elementary and secondary schools in London on a typical school day in June, 1944, were as follows:—

Similar figures for a typical day in October, 1944, were:—

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES The following table shows the number of mental patients of all classes undergoing treatment in mental hospitals and institutions for the mentally defective during 1944 :—