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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
Southwark 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Vital Statistics - 1941. Estimated civilian population-69,740
| For Birth Rate | For Infant Mortality & Maternal Mortality Rates. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | M | F | Total | |
| Live 3irths. | ||||||
| Legitimate | 534 | 503 | 1037 | 381 | 325 | 706 |
| Illegitimate | 30 | 40 | 70 | 30 | 38 | 68 |
| 564 | 543 | 1107 | 411 | 363 | 774 | |
| Live Birth Rate 15.9 | ||||||
| Still-Births | M | F | Total | M | F | Total |
| Legitimate | 24 | 13 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 14 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 34 | |
| Still-birth Rate 34.0 | ||||||
| Deaths. | M | F | Total | |||
| 1068 | 848 | 1916 | ||||
Death Rate 27.5
| Maternal Deaths. | Deaths | Rate per 1000 (Live & Still-births) | |
| From Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | 3.71 | |
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | 1.24 | |
| Infant Deaths (Under 1 year) | Death Rate | ||
| All infants-per 1000 live births | 80 | ||
| Legitimate infants-per 1000 live legit. births | 82 | ||
| Illegitimate infants-per 1000 live illegit. births | 59 | ||
Deaths from:-
Measles (all ages) 1
Cancer (all ages) 176
Whooping Cough (all ages) 5
Diarrhoea (under 2 yrs. of age) 9
Classification of Deaths.
The causes of death (1068 males and 848 females) were as follows:Typhoid
and paratyphoid 2: Cerebro-spinal fever 1: Whooping cough 5:
Diptheria 4: Tuberculosis of the respiratory system 96: Other Tuberculous
diseases 20: Syphilitic diseases 30: Influenza 12: Measles 1: Acute
infective Encephalitis 2: Cancer 176: Diabetes 14: Cerebral Haemmorrhage
etc. 82: Heart Disease 460: Other Circulatory Diseases 44: Bronchitis 141:
pneumonia 137: Other respiratory diseases 10: Peptic Ulcer 24:
Diarrhoea 9: Appendicitis 1: Other digestive diseases 26: Nephritis 45:
Puerperal Sepsis 3: Other maternal causes 1: Premature Births 14:
Congenital malformations and birth injuries 13: Suicide 10: Road traffic
accidents 19: Other violent causes 424: All other causes 90: Total
deaths at all ages 1916.