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
Chelsea 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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summary of vital statistics 1942 - 1965 ( inclusive)
| Year | Registrar-General's Estimate of Population | births | deaths | deaths under ONE year | MATERNAL dEAths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. + | Rate | No. + | Rate | No. + | Rate | No. + | Rate | ||
| 1942 | 27,430 | 342 | 12.5 | 502 | 18.3 | 17 | 50 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 1943 | 30,330 | 459 | 15.1 | 554 | 18.3 | 32 | 70 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 1944 | 30,990 | 416 | 13.4 | 572 | 18.4 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 2.4 |
| 1945 | 35,310 | 557 | 15.8 | 536 | 15.2 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 6.9 |
| 1946 | 45,740 | 816 | 17.8 | 550 | 12.0 | 36 | 44 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1947 | 51,000 | 868 | 19.0 | 611 | 12.0 | 43 | 44 | - | - |
| 1948 | 50,890 | 883 | 17 .4 | 597 | 11.7 | 35 | 40 | - | - |
| 1949 | 51,990 | 875 | 16.8 | 588 | 11.1 | 23 | 26 | - | - |
| 1950 | 52,490 | 829 | 15.8 | 638 | 12.2 | 21 | 25 | - | - |
| 1951 | 52,430 | 819 | 15.6 | 686 | 13.1 | 19 | 23 | - | - |
| 1952 | 52,140 | 787 | 15.1 | 669 | 12.8 | 16 | 20 | - | - |
| 1953 | 52,150 | 787 | 15.1 | 694 | 13.3 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 1954 | 52,060 | 787 | 15.1 | 734 | 14.1 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1955 | 51,450 | 745 | 14.5 | 825 | 16.0 | 25 | 34 | - | - |
Averages for the seven years 1949 -1955:-
Births 804
Deaths 690
Deaths under one year of age 20
Maternal Deaths 0.7
*Totals arrived at after due allowance for
inward and outward transfers.