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 1956
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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ANALYSIS OF DEATHS
The percentages of the total deaths attributable to particular causes during the past three years are set out below. The figures in parentheses are to be read in association with those appearing in the main table of deaths shewn on the preceding pages.
| Coding | Percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | Average for three vears | |
| (1) | 1.23 | 0.97 | 0.12 | 0.74 |
| (2) | — | 0.12 | — | 0.04 |
| (3) | 0.14 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.37 |
| (4) | — | — | — | — |
| (5) | — | — | — | — |
| (6) | — | — | - | — |
| (7) | — | 0.24 | — | 0.08 |
| (8) | - | - | - | - |
| (9) | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.36 |
| (10) | 3.00 | 1.94 | 2.21 | 2.38 |
| (11) | 3.70 | 3.51 | 3.81 | 3.67 |
| (12) | 1.40 | 1.57 | 2.60 | 1.86 |
| (13) | 0.82 | 0.61 | 0.86 | 0.76 |
| (14) | 10.00 | 10.93 | 9.96 | 10.29 |
| (15) | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.61 | 0.46 |
| (16) | 1.10 | 0.97 | 0.73 | 0.93 |
| (17) | 13.00 | 11.88 | 13.41 | 12.76 |
| (18) | 12.12 | 11.64 | 10.60 | 11.45 |
| (19) | 3.54 | 1.94 | 2.21 | 2.56 |
| (20) | 11.20 | 12.73 | 14.51 | 12.81 |
| (21) | 8.30 | 10.10 | 8.36 | 8.92 |
| (22) | — | 0.24 | — | 0.08 |
| (23) | 5.70 | 6.42 | 7.75 | 6.62 |
| (24) | 4.40 | 4.6l | 4.80 | 4.60 |
| (25) | 0.82 | 0.40 | 1.23 | 0.82 |
| (26) | 0.70 | 1.60 | 1.35 | 1.22 |
| (27) | 0.41 | 0.73 | — | 0.38 |
| (28) | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.37 | 0.81 |
| (29) | 0.82 | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.61 |
| (30) | 0.30 | — | — | 0.10 |
| (31) | 0.54 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 0.71 |
| (32) | 8.04 | 8.85 | 9.47 | 8.79 |
| (33) | 1.60 | 1.21 | 0.61 | 1.14 |
| (34) | 3.40 | 2.30 | 1.48 | 2.39 |
| (35) | 1.23 | 1.21 | 0.86 | 1.10 |
| (36) | 0.14 | — | 0.24 | 0.13 |