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
Stoke Newington 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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Analysis of Mortality —
| England and Wales | 126 G.B.'s and great towns inc. London. | 148 smaller towns. Resident Population 25,000-50,000 1931. | London Administrative County. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 live births | ||||
| Deaths:— | ||||
| All causes under one year of age | 29.8 | 33.8 | 29.4 | 26.3 |
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea under two years of age | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Notifications (Corrected):— | Rates per 1,000 total (Live and Still) Births | |||
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia | 5.81 | 7.43 | 4.33 | 6.03 |
| Year | Estimated Population | Births | Deaths | Deaths under One Year | Deaths from Puerperal Causes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | ||
| 1941 | 31,470 | 439 | 14.0 | 479 | 15.22 | 23 | 62.5 | 2 | 5.2 |
| 1942 | 33,440 | 554 | 16.6 | 481 | 14.4 | 25 | 45.1 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 1943 | 35,540 | 716 | 20.1 | 523 | 14.7 | 30 | 41.9 | 2 | 28 |
| 1944 | 35,240 | 771 | 21.9 | 511 | 14.5 | 25 | 32.4 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 1945 | 27.030 | 704 | 19.01 | 475 | 12.8 | 27 | 38.35 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 1946 | 43,790 | 958 | 21.19 | 504 | 11.5 | 35 | 36.53 | 2 | 2.04 |
| 1947 | 45,900 | 1,084 | 23.61 | 507 | 11.04 | 24 | 22.14 | 1 | 0.90 |
| 1948 | 45,370 | 913 | 20.12 | 513 | 11.3 | 25 | 27.38 | Nil | Nil |
| 1949 | 46,510 | 950 | 20.42 | 502 | 10.79 | 15 | 15.78 | Nil | Nil |
| 1950 | 48,510 | 856 | 17.64 | 509 | 10.49 | 21 | 24.53 | Nil | Nil |