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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
Fulham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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1,332 Deaths as follows- CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH
| Under 1 | Age Groups | Over 65 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-5 | 5-15 | 15- 45 | 4 5-65 | ||||
| Tuberculosis Respiratory | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Tuberculosis, other | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Syphilitic Disease | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Diphtheria | |||||||
| Whooping Cough | |||||||
| Meningococcal Infections | |||||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Measles | 1 | ||||||
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | |||||||
| Cancer | 18 | 106 | 155 | 279 | |||
| Diabetes | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 5 | 24 | 123 | 152 | |||
| Coronary disease, angina | 6 | 73 | 145 | 224 | |||
| Hypertension with heart disease | 16 | 16 | |||||
| Other heart disease | 5 | 19 | 123 | 147 | |||
| Other circulatory disease | 10 | 52 | 62 | ||||
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Pneumonia | 10 | 47 | 65 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | 28 | 91 | 124 | ||
| Other diseases of respiratory system | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||
| Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Hyperplasia of prostate | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Congenital malformations | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 19 | 3 | 24 | 55 | 102 | ||
| Motor vehicle accidents | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||
| All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 23 | ||
| Suicide | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | |||
| Homicide and operations of war | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 334 | 897 | 1, 332 |
Infant Deaths CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
| Under 24 hrs. | 1 day-1 week | 1-2 wk s. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wk s. | TOTAL Under 4 wks. | 1-3 nths. | 3-6 nths. | 6-9 nths. | 9-12 nths. | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accidental (Fall at home) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Asphyxia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Haemolytic Disease | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Haemorrhage | _ | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Pneumococcal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Prematurity | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Rhesus Incompatability | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 32 |
The large number of deaths in the first month are due to prematurity.
The Infant death rate was 18 13 per 1,000 live births (26 29 in 1957)
There was one death in pregnancy (abortion) during the year, giving a rate of 55 per 1,000
births (live and still).
| 1953 | 1954 | 19 55 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUNGS AND BRONCHUS - Male | 43 | 61 | 59 | 68 | 61 | 70 |
| Female | 8 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| STOMACH - Ma 1e | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 15 |
| F ema1e | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 |
| BREAST - - - Male | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Female | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 25 |
| UTERUS Female | 10 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
| OTHER SITES - - Male | 84 | 59 | 65 | 78 | 61 | 65 |
| Fema le | 46 | 47 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 63 |
| Totals | 249 | 243 | 275 | 269 | 236 | 279 |