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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
London County Council 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Infant mortality
| Cause of death | Age at death | Total | Rates per 1,000 live births | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 wks. | 4 wks. to 1 yr. | No. | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |||
| Whooping cough | Leg. | _ | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Illeg- | — | - | . | |||||||||
| Tuberculosis | Leg. | — | — | . | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| Illeg. | — | - | . | |||||||||
| Measles | Leg. | — | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0.03 | 0.06 | — | |
| Illeg. | - | - | . | |||||||||
| Bronchitis and pneumonia | Leg. | 5 | 16 | 11 | 150 | 191 | 112 | 79 | 3.18 | 3.63 | 2.70 | |
| Illeg. | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Gastro-enteritis and diarrhœa | Leg. | — | - | 2 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | |
| Illeg. | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital malformation | Leg. | 56 | 47 | 38 | 84 | 236 | 95 | 141 | 3.94 | 3.08 | 4.82 | |
| Illeg. | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Injury at birth | Leg. | 75 | 66 | — | - | 169 | 102 | 67 | 2.81 | 3.31 | 2.29 | |
| Illeg. | 20 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis | Leg. | 114 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 130 | 87 | 3.61 | 4.22 | 3.00 | |
| Illeg. | 29 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
| Haemolytic disease | Leg. | 13 | 8 | — | - | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.38 | |
| Illeg. | 1 | — | — | |||||||||
| Immaturity | Leg. | 128 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 231 | 126 | 105 | 3.85 | 4.09 | 3.58 | |
| Illeg. | 29 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | Leg. | - | - | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Illeg. | — | — | . | |||||||||
| Accidental mechanical suffocation | Leg. | - | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.17 | |
| Illeg. | — | — | 1 | |||||||||
| Other causes | Leg. | 35 | 45 | 20 | 68 | 186 | 120 | 66 | 3.10 | 3.89 | 2.26 | |
| Illeg. | 15 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| All causes | Leg. | M. | 245 | 172 | 34 | 295 | 1,094 | 617 | 477 | 20 87 | 22.88 | 18.74 |
| F. | 181 | 118 | 49 | |||||||||
| Illeg. | M. | 50 | 22 | 4 | 34 | 188 | 94 | 94 | 24 63 | 24.35 | 24.92 | |
| F. | 49 | 19 | 10 | |||||||||
| Total, 1961 | .. | 525 | 331 | 97 | 329 | 1,282 | 711 | 571 | 21.35 | 23.06 | 19.54 | |
| Total, 1960 | .. | .. | 467 | 303 | 116 | 346 | 1,232 | 711 | 521 | 21.48 | 24.20 | 18.61 |
| Leg. | M. | 228 | 163 | 56 | 307 | 1,068 | 614 | 454 | 21.01 | 23.58 | 18.31 | |
| F. | 167 | 105 | 42 | |||||||||
| Illeg. | M. | 44 | 24 | 9 | 39 | 164 | 97 | 67 | 25.11 | 29.05 | 21.00 | |
| F. | 28 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
The pattern of infant mortality remains much the same as in the previous year.
The trend since 1952 is as follows: