London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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]
This page requires JavaScript
Table 1
| Causes of Death | 1929 | Registrar General's Annual Report 1968 * |
|---|---|---|
| All causes | 532,492 | 576,754 |
| Enteric fever | 382 | 4 |
| Smallpox | 39 | 0 |
| Measles | 3,388 | 51 |
| Scarlet fever | 717 | 5 |
| Pertussis | 6,332 | 15 |
| Diphtheria | 3,446 | l |
| Erysipelas | 1,031 | 4 |
| Acute poliomyelitis | 140 | 0 |
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 31,425 | 2,912 |
| Puerperal sepsis | 1,157 | 6 |
Column 3 shows the dramatic reduction as indicated by
the latest figures available in the Registrar General's Annual Report for
1968. Locally, the more outstanding reductions in infectious disease
deaths are shown in Table 2.
Table 2
| Kensington & Chelsea | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1969 | |
| Total deaths | 3,691 | 2,170 |
| Pertussis | 77 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 0 |
| Influenza | 227 | 12 |
| Respiratory tuberculosis | 165 | 2 |
| Other tuberculosis | 26 | 3 |
| Puerperal sepsis | 13 | 0 |
| Other Accidents of Pregnancy and Parturition | 10 | 0 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 69 (51 under 1 year) | 0 |
During this period the Infant Mortality Rate has been
reduced nationally from 74 to 18.3 per 1,000 live births and locally from
81 to 18.
*The figures in this column and those marked with an asterisk lower in the
text appear by courtesy of the Registrar General to whom grateful acknowledgement
is made.