Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Sex | Age | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | ||
Mals | 0—4 | 105 | 0-90 | 108 | 0.81 | 149 | 1.08 | 153 | 1.08 | 162 | 1.15 |
5—14 | 175 | 0-98 | 187 | 1.01 | 158 | 0.87 | 153 | 0.82 | 141 | 0.75 | |
15—44 | 1,787 | 2-61 | 1,809 | 2.56 | 1,873 | 2.66 | 1,886 | 2.70 | 1,711 | 2.46 | |
45+ | 849 | 1-45 | 973 | 957 | 1.60 | 1,093 | 1.84 | 945 | 1.59 | ||
All males | 2,916 | 1.87 | 3,077 | 1.89 | 3,137 | 1.93 | 3,285 | 2.03 | 2,959 | 1.83 | |
Females | 0—4 | 81 | 0.73 | 96 | 0.76 | 124 | 0.94 | 126 | 0.94 | 116 | 0.86 |
5—14 | 177 | 1.01 | 174 | 0.96 | 171 | 0.96 | 188 | 1.04 | 140 | 0.77 | |
15—44 | 1,682 | 2.32 | 1,811 | 2.41 | 1,797 | 2.40 | 1,821 | 2.45 | 1,740 | 2.34 | |
45+ | 281 | 0.40 | 263 | 0.36 | 244 | 0.34 | 279 | 0.39 | 234 | 0.33 | |
All females | 2,221 | 1.30 | 2,344 | 1.32 | 2,336 | 1.32 | 2,414 | 1.36 | 2,230 | 1.26 | |
Total | 5,137 | 1-57 | 5,421 | 1.59 | 5,473 | 5,699 | 1.68 | 5,189 | .153 |
(ii) Non-Pulmonary
Males | 0—4 | 43 | 0.369 | 69 | 0.520 | 55 | 0.398 | 39 | 0.275 | 34 | 0.241 |
5—14 | 89 | 0.499 | 87 | 0.472 | 87 | 0.479 | 75 | 0.404 | 50 | 0.265 | |
15—44 | 143 | 0.209 | 118 | 0.167 | 116 | 0.165 | 109 | 0.156 | 114 | 0.164 | |
45+ | 24 | 0.041 | 36 | 0.060 | 29 | 0.048 | 32 | 0.054 | 29 | 0.049 | |
All males | 299 | 0.191 | 310 | 0.190 | 287 | 0.177 | 255 | 0.157 | 227 | 0.140 | |
Females | 0—4 | 44 | 0.397 | 56 | 0.444 | 38 | 0.289 | 42 | 0.312 | 40 | 0.296 |
5—14 | 96 | 0.550 | 71 | 0.394 | 69 | 0.388 | 68 | 0.375 | 49 | 0.271 | |
15—44 | 144 | 0.198 | 190 | 0.253 | 171 | 0.229 | 159 | 0.214 | 183 | 0.247 | |
45+ | 28 | 0.040 | 35 | 0.048 | 35 | 0.049 | 29 | 0.041 | 30 | 0.042 | |
All females | 312 | 0-183 | 352 | 0.198 | 313 | 0.176 | 298 | 0.168 | 302 | 0.171 | |
Total | 611 | 0187 | 662 | 0.194 | 600 | 0.177 | 553 | 0.163 | 529 | 0.156 |
(i) Pulmonary
Male* | 0—4 | 16 | 0.14 | 12 | 0.09 | 8 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.02 | 7 | 0.05 |
5—14 | 7 | 0.04 | 9 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 | |
15—44 | 484 | 0.71 | 495 | 0.70 | 463 | 0.66 | 323 | 0.46 | 236 | 0.34 | |
45+ | 731 | 1.25 | 748 | 1.24 | 762 | 1.27 | 719 | 1.21 | 585 | 0.99 | |
All males | 1,238 | 0.79 | 1,264 | 0.78 | 1,235 | 0.76 | 1,046 | 0-65 | 829 | 0.51 | |
Females | 0-4 | 9 | 0.08 | 13 | 0.10 | 7 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.03 | — | — |
5—14 | 5 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.04 | 6 | 0.03 | 4 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.01 | |
15—44 | 498 | 0.68 | 527 | 0.70 | 487 | 0.65 | 342 | 0.46 | 238 | 0.32 | |
45+ | 190 | 0.27 | 232 | 0.32 | 165 | 0.23 | 189 | 0.26 | 156 | 0.22 | |
All females | 702 | 0.41 | 780 | 0.44 | 665 | 0.37 | 539 | 0.30 | 396 | 0.22 | |
Total | 1,940 | 0.59 | 2,044 | 0.60 | 1,900 | 0.56 | 1,585 | 0.47 | 1,225 | 0.30 |