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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
City of London 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occurring within or without the district. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards | |||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Brought forward | M | 41 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 16 | 1 | |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | ||
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 34. | All other accidents | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 35. | Suicide | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 36. | Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| M | 46 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 26 | 17 | 1 | ||
| F | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The following details have been received from the Divisional Medical Officer of the London
County Council, with regard to work carried out in connection with Maternity and Child Welfare in
the City.
Infant Welfare Centres.
Total No. of children who first attended during the year and who on the date of their first
attendance were—
Under 1 year of age 36
1-5 years of age 15
Total No. of children who attended during the year, and who were born in:—
1953 19
1952 35
1951-48 60
Total attendances by children—
Under 1 year of age 552
1-5 years of age 388
Health Visitors.
No. of infants under 1 year of age visited for first time 30
Total visits to infants under 1 year of age 182
Total visits to children 1-5 years of age 401
No. of expectant mothers visited 27
Total visits to expectant mothers 62
Care of Premature Infants.
No. of premature births during the year 3
No. of deaths under 1 month 1
Diphtheria Immunisation.
No. of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation—
Under 5 years of age 25
5-14 years of age 4
No. of children who were given a secondary or reinforcing injection 43
Vaccination.
No. of children successfully vaccinated or revaccinated 21
No. found to be insusceptible to vaccination —