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Maternal Death Rate. Two deaths of mothers due to child-birth
were recorded in 1961, giving a maternal death rate per 1,000 live and
still births of 0.60. (The provisional maternal mortality rate for the
County of London was 0.63 and for England and Wales the figure was 0.33}
The causes of death given in respect of these two maternal
deaths were -
(a) Haemorrhage from ruptured ectopic gestation
(b) Obstructed labour (inco-ordinate uterine action)(Caesarean
section).
Infectious Diseases. There was no serious outbreak of infectious
disease in the borough during 1961. The total number of notifications
received was 2,150 in comparison with 1,138 in the previous year. The
difference is almost entirely due to the increase in the number of cases
of measles notified in 1961 compared with last year.
One case of diphtheria was notified in 1961. This was the
first case notified since 1956.
Tuberculosis. The death rate from all forms of tuberculosis per
100,000 population was 10.05 which was higher than last year by I.65. The
1961 Kensington death rate compares with the rate (provisional) of 7*2
for England and Wales.
Lung Disease. Kensington's death rate from pulmonary tuberculosis
per 100,000 population increased in 1961 compared with the previous year,
but the death rate for cancer of the lung showed a marked decrease.
Comparative figures for England and Wales showed a decrease in the rate in
respect of pulmonary tuberculosis, but a continuing increase in the death
rate for lung cancer. The following table shows the trend in these
diseases since the end of the wars-
Year
England and Wales
Kensington
Pulmonary
Tuberculosis
Cancer of
the Lung
Pulmonary
Tuberculosis
Cancer of
the Lung
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
1948 18,798 44.0 10,162 23.8 76 45.0 45 26.6
1949 17,471 40.5 10,975 25.5 56 32.0 50 28.7
1950 14,079 32.1 12,241 28.0 52 29.0 70 39.4
1951 12,031 27.5 13,247 30.2 36 17.5 70 40.9
1952 9,335 21.2 14,218 32.3 29 16.8 71 41.1
1953 7,913 17.9 15,132 34.3 26 15.1 65 37.9
1954 7,069 16.0 16,331 36.9 20 11.7 72 42.2
1955 5,838 13.1 17,271 38.9 12 7.1 73 43.1
1956 4,851 10.9 18,185 40.7 19 11.2 73 43.2
1957 4,250 9.5 19,118 42.6 13 7.7 90 53.6
1958 4,000 8.9 19,809 43.9 10 6.0 79 47.7
1959 3,475 7.7 21,063 46.4 9 5.4 75 45.0
1960 3,094 6.8 21,992 48.1 11 6.6 94 56.0
1961 3,001 6.5 22,809 49.4 16 9.45 71 42.0
(Death rates quoted above are per 100,000 population)