London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wembley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Note: Numbers in brackets are index numbers allocated by Registrar-General for Annual Return of Causes of Deaths.
| Percentage of total deaths under 1 year. | Percentage of total deaths under 50 years. | Percentage of deaths taking place in hospitals. |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 2.42 | 14.49 | 50.54 |
| 1955 2.30 | 10.74 | 49.61 |
| 1956 2.16 | 10.86 | 50.95 |
| 1957 2.30 | 10.14 | 52.34 |
| 1958 2.86 | 12.42 | 57.89 |
| Notified by. | At home. In Hospital. In Nursing Home. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | — | 428 | 44 | 472 |
| Midwives | 315 | 784 | — | 1,099 |
| Parents | — | - | — | — |
| Totals | 315 | 1,212 | 44 | 1,571 |
| Percentages | 20.1 | 77.1 | 2.8 | 100.0 |
| Live births — 1,545 Still births — 26 | ||||