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
Southwark 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Estimated Civil Population - 92,070.
Live Births.
Males. Females. Totals
Legitimate. 1188 1064 2252
Illegitimate. 106 76 182
1294 1140 2^34
Live Birth Rates- 26.4 per thousand population.
Still Births .
Legitimate. 36 27 63
Illegitimate 1 1 2
37 28 65
Still Birth Rate:- 26.1 per thousand total Births.
Deaths.
Death Rate:- 15.6 per thousand population.
Rate per thousand
Live and Still Births
Maternal Deaths. Number.
From Puerperal Sepsis Nil 0.00
Other Puerperal Causes. 4 1.60
Infant Death3 (Under one year) . Doath Rate.
All Infants - per thousand live births. 39
Legitimate infants - per thousand live legitimate
births. 38
Illegitimate infants - per thousand illegitimate
births. 60
Deaths from:
Cancer (all ages). 211
Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 11
Classification of Deaths.
The causes of death (814 males and 622 females) were as follows:-
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System | 83 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 11 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 16 |
| Influenza | 14 |
| Cancer | 211 |
| Diabetes | 3 |
| Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 114 |
| Heart Disease | 360 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | 60 |
| Bronchitis | 162 |
| Pneumonia | 101 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 20 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 18 |
| Diarrhoea | 11 |
| Appendicitis | 4 |
| Other disgestive diseases | 30 |
| Nephritis | 26 |
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