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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Death rate of all infants per
1,000 livebirths 21.5
Death rate of legitimate infants per
1,000 legitimate livebirths 22
Death rate of illegitimate infants per
1,000 illegitimate livebirths 19
Death rate of male infants par
1,000 male livebirths 26.1
Death rate of female infants per
1,000 female livebirths 16.5
Neo-natal deaths (under 4 weeks of age)
(24 males and 12 females) 36
Males per 1,000 male livebirths 18.4
Females per 1,000 female livebirths 9.9
All infants per 1,000 livebirths 14.3
Early neo-natal deaths (under 1 week of age)
(21 males and 8 females) 29
Males per 1,000 male livebirths 16.1
Females per 1,000 female livebirths 6.6
All infants per 1,000 livebirths 11.5
Perinatal mortality (deaths under 1 week
plus stillbirths)
(43 males and 18 females) 6l
Males per 1,000 live and still
male births 32.5
Females per 1,000 live and still
female births 14.7
All infants per 1,000 live and stillbirths 24.0
MATERNAL DEATHS
| Maternal deaths (Abortion) | 1 |
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | .39 |
DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 4 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | 2 |
| Respiratory diseases (other than tuberculosis) (Code Nos. B31, B32, B33(l), B33(2), B46(7)) | 299 |
| Cancer | |
| (Code Nos. B19(l), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11)) | 415 |
| Heart and circulation diseases (Code Nos. B26, B27, B28, B29) | 640 |
| Suicide | 62 |