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
Islington 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Primary Cause of Death | Under 1 day | Days | Weeks | Months | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 3-4 | 1 - 2 | 2-3 | 3 - 4 | 4 - 5 | 5-6 | 6 - 7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11 - 12 | Totals | ||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Qiteritis and Diarrhoea Premature Birth | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Atelectasis, Atrophy and Marasmus | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 | ||||||||
| Suffocation overlying Other Violent Causes All other causes | 3 | 2 | 1 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 2 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 100 |
Estimated Child Population
| Under 1 year | 1 - 4 | Total under 5 | 5-14 | Total under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington | 5.640 | 18,760 | 24. 400 | 29, 300 | 53,700 |
| Greater London | 135, 500 | 501.500 | 637,000 | 964, 800 | 1.601,800 |
COMMENTS ON VITAL STATISTICS
(Where comparisons are made with previous years, the figures of the former Metropolitan
Boroughs of Finsbury and Islington have been combined.)
Deaths of Infants under one year
Thirty-three per cent, of all infant deaths occurred within the first twenty-four hours
following birth. From one to twelve months the greatest risk to infants was respiratory
disease; of a total of thirty-three infant deaths in the age group one to twelve months,
fifteen were due to pneumonia.
Maternal Mortality
In a total of 5,524 live and still births, there were four maternal deaths. Three were
due to abortion and one due to ruptured ectopic gestation.
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