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
Kensington and Chelsea 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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| Death rate of legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate livebirths | 15 |
| Death rate of illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate livebirths | 28 |
| Death rate of male infants per 1,000 male livebirths | 20.3 |
| Death rate of female infants per 1,000 female livebirths | 15.3 |
| Neonatal deaths (under 4 weeks of age) (19 males and 10 females) | 29 |
| Males per 1,000 male livebirths | 14.3 |
| Females per 1,000 female livebirths | 8.1 |
| All infants per 1,000 livebirths | 11.3 |
| Early neonatal deaths (under 1 week of age) (15 males and 9 females) | 24 |
| Males per 1,000 male livebirths | 11.3 |
| Females per 1,000 female livebirths | 7.3 |
| All infants per 1,000 livebirths | 9.3 |
| Perinatal mortality (deaths under 1 week plus stillbirths) (35 males and 21 females) | 56 |
| Males per 1,000 live and still male births | 25.9 |
| Females per 1,000 live and still female births | 16.8 |
| All infants per 1,000 live and stillbirths | 21.5 |
| MATERNAL DEATHS | |
| Maternal deaths | nil |
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | nil |
| DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 2 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 3 |
| Respiratory diseases (other than tuberculosis) (Code Nos. B31, B32, B33(l), B33(2), B46(6)) | 296 |
| Cancer (Code Nos. B19(l), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (ll)) | 438 |
| Heart and circulation diseases (Code Nos. B25, B26, B27, B28, B29) | 709 |
| Suicide | 43 |