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
Finsbury 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Maternal Mortality.
Unfortunately one maternal death occurred during the year.
The maternal death rate was therefore 1.4 but it must be remembered
that no maternal deaths had occurred since 1949. This death was in
a multiparous woman, aged 32, who in each of six previous pregnancies
had toxaemia. She died in St. Bartholomew's Hospital from uraemia
due to renal cortical necrosis nine days after parturition.
| Natural causes : | |
| (Males 71 and 42 years) | 2 |
| Road Accidents : | |
| (Female 68 and Male 53 years) | 2 |
| Rail Accident: | |
| (Male 43 years) | 1 |
| Misadventure : | |
| (Females 55 and 78 years) | 2 |
| Accidental Falls : | |
| (Male 72 and Females 90, 83, 80 and 76 years) | 5 |
| Open Verdict: | |
| (Male 31 years) .. | 1 |
| Suicide : | |
| (Male 45 and Females 38 and 60 years) | 3 |
| 16 | |
Infant Mortality.
There were 21 deaths amongst infants under one year of age and
the Infant Mortality rate based on 1,000 live births was 30.0. Of
these deaths 19 occurred in the neonatal period. The neonatal
mortality rate was 27.18. The comparative infant mortality rate for
England and Wales was 25.5.