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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
Sutton and Cheam 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| Deaths from Cancer | 132 | 148 |
| Measles | 1 | 1 |
| " " Whooping Cough | 0 | 1 |
| " " Diarrhoea | 0 | 0 |
| Percentage of Deaths from certain causes to the total number of deaths. | ||
| Diseases of the heart and circulation | 29.8 | 31.5 |
| Cancer and malignant disease | 16.3 | 16.7 |
| Diseases of the lungs (non tuberculous) | 12.5 | |
| Tuberculous diseases | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 11.3 | |
| Congenital Diseases | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| Suicide and Violence | 4.6 | 3.6 |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| Infectious diseases | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Diseases of the kidney | 2.8 | |
| Other defined diseases | 9.0 | 7.2 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY:-The maternal mortality rate for the
year 1947 was 0,68 per 1000 total births. The rate for England
and Wales was 1.01 per 1000 total births. The one death was due
to post abortion sepsis.
INFANTILE MORTALITY :-The infantile mortality rate was 30.43
per 1000 total births, compared with 35.96 per 1000 total births in 1946.
The rate for England and Wales was 41 per 1000 total births. Of the forty-four deaths, thirty-four occurred in the neo-natal period, within one month of birth, as is shown in the following table of causes and age-groups.
| Causes of Death | Age Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 month | 1-3 months | 3-12 months | |
| Congenital Abnormality | 7 | - | - |
| Prematurity | 14 | - | - |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Infantile Diseases | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Accident | 1 | _ | - |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | - | - |
| Asphyxia | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | - | 1 | - |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | |
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