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Wandsworth 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS 13
TABLE III (a). DEATHS FROM HEART DISEASE, 1955
| Males in age groups | Females in age group | M. amp; F. Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—45 | 45—65 | 65 up | Total | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—45 | 45—65 | 65 up | Total | ||
| Coronary Disease, Angina, etc. | – | – | 10 | 124 | 192 | 326 | – | – | 1 | 36 | 202 | 239 | 565 |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | – | – | – | 6 | 22 | 28 | – | – | – | 6 | 56 | 62 | 90 |
| Other Heart Disease | – | – | 4 | 27 | 407 | 438 | – | 1 | 6 | 38 | 718 | 763 | 1,201 |
| – | – | 14 | 157 | 621 | 792 | – | 1 | 7 | 80 | 976 | 1,064 | 1,856 | |
Infantile Mortality
The number of deaths under one year was 113, the infantile
mortality-rate being 24.4 per 1,000 births. This compares with a rate
of 19 for 1954, and 23 for 1953.
For the ten years ended 1945 the average infantile mortality rate
was 46 while for the ten years ended 1955 the average rate was 25.
Maternal Mortality
Four deaths occurred from accidents and diseases of pregnancy or
child-birth. This is equivalent to a rate of 0.85 for 1,000 live and still
births, compared with 0.44 in 1954.