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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Infant Deaths CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
| Under 24 hours | 1 day-1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3- 4 weeks | TOTAL Under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1 | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | . | _ | 1 | |
| Atslectasis | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
| Bronchi tis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 7 | ||
| Haemorrhage | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Mongolism | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Pneumothorax | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
| Prematurity | 8 | 7 | - | - | 15 | - | - | 15 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | - | 36 |
DETAILS OF DEATHS FROM CANCER DURING THE LAST NINE YEARS SHOWING SITES
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUNGS AND BRONCHUS | - Male | 43 | 61 | 59 | 68 | 61 | 70 | 80 | 72 | 69 |
| Female | 8 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 26 | |
| STOMACH | - Male | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Female | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | |
| BREAST | - Male | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Female | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 24 | |
| UTERUS | - Female | 10 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| OTHER SITES | - Male | 84 | 59 | 65 | 78 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 58 | 73 |
| Female | 46 | 47 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 63 | |
| Totals | 249 | 243 | 275 | 269 | 236 | 279 | 300 | 271 | 299 | |