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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 1957

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1957

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an abatement of this practice. Adolescents in particular should be
subjected to intensive propaganda against ever commencing to smoke,
but even if such a campaign bore successful results it would be many
years before such education was apparent in mortality returns ,

Table: The following table gives in detail the number of deaths of residents during the years 1950 to 1957 (inclusive):

The following table gives in detail the number of deaths of residents during the years 1950 to 1957 (inclusive):

YearMalesFemalesTotalsPercentage of deaths reelstared
1950184223.4
195116-162.3
1952276335.0
1953164202.9
1954207273.7
1955218293.5
1956256313.8
1957166222.9
1594120027.5
Averages;19.95.125.03.4

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During the period under review it will be observed that the
ratio of mortality is one woman to every four men.