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
Fulham 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Birth Rate (crude) per 1,000 population 16.65
Birth Rate (adjusted) per 1,000 population 16.32
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 live and still births 23.16
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total Live Births 10.24
DEATHS
Total
Males
Females
(All Ages)
1, 262
651
611
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population 11.32
Death Rate (adjusted) per 1,000 population 10.98
INFANT DEATHS
Total
Males
Females
(Under 1 year)
36
23
13
Infant Mortality Rate:-
All Infants per 1,000 Live Births 19.40
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 21.01
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births 5.26
Neonatal (first 4 weeks) Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 16.16
MATERNAL DEATHS
Total
1
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births 0.53
CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH
1,262 Deaths as follows
| Under 1 | 1-5 | Age Groups | Over 65 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-15 | 15-45 | 45-65 | |||||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis, Other | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Syphilitic Disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cancer | - | 1 | - | 16 | 108 | 174 | 299 |
| Diabetes .. | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | - | - | 1 | 3 | 21 | 93 | 118 |
| Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | 3 | 71 | 173 | 247 |
| Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | 3 | 19 | 22 |
| Other heart disease | - | - | - | 1 | 17 | 95 | 113 |
| Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | 17 | 54 | 71 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 44 | 53 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | 22 | 75 | 99 |
| Other diseases of respiratory system | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 7 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 23 | - | 1 | 5 | 19 | 64 | 112 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Suicide | - | - | - | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 315 | 851 | 1,262 |