London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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London County Council 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 8
—Administrative County of London and England and Wales—Maternal mortality (excluding abortion)—1942.51 (Rates per 1,000 total births)
| 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal sepsis:— | ||||||||||
| London | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.02 | — | 0.06 |
| England and Wales | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| Other causes:— | ||||||||||
| London | 1.27 | 1.06 | 0.85 | 1.09 | 0.80 | 0.55 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.53 | 0.39 |
| England and Wales | 1.60 | 1.44 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 0.86 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.60 | 0.56 |
Table 10
—Administrative County of London—Primary notifications (a) of, and deaths
| Year | Pulmonary tuberculosis | Non-pulmonary tuberculosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal Primary notifications | Deaths | Formal primary notifications | Deaths | |||||
| No. | Annual rate per 1.000 living | No. | Annual rate per 1,000 living | No. | Annual rate per 1,000 living | No. | Annual rate per 1,000 living | |
| 1921-25 | 38,807 | 1.71 | 22,980 | 1.01 | 10,881 | 0.48 | 4,383 | 0.19 |
| 1926-30 | 34,353 | 1.53 | 20,247 | 0.90 | 8,971 | 0.40 | 3,080 | 0.14 |
| 1931-35 | 29,569 | 1.38 | 17,075 | 0.79 | 6,322 | 0.29 | 2.354 | 0.11 |
| 1936 | 5,176 | 1.25 | 2,849 | 0.69 | 1,056 | 0.26 | 363 | 0.09 |
| 1937 | 5,455 | 1.33 | 2,888 | 0.71 | 1,014 | 0.25 | 351 | 0.09 |
| 1938 | 5,200 | 1.28 | 2,590 | 0.64 | 982 | 0.24 | 347 | 0.09 |
| 1939 | 4,691 | 1.24 | 2,650 | 0.70 | 805 | 0.21 | 302 | 0.08 |
| 1940 | 4,326 | 1.34 | 2,687 | 0.83 | 653 | 0.20 | 318 | 0.10 |
| 1941 | 4,577 | 1.83 | 2,552 | 1.02 | 675 | 0.27 | 343 | 0.14 |
| 1942 | 4,734 | 1.80 | 2,164 | 0.82 | 796 | 0.30 | 283 | 0.11 |
| 1943 | 5,066 | 1.82 | 2,204 | 0.79 | 782 | 0.28 | 256 | 0.09 |
| 1944 | 5,056 | 1.84 | 2,073 | 0.75 | 673 | 0.24 | 237 | 0.09 |
| 1945 | 4,893 | 1.68 | 2,033 | 0.70 | 614 | 0.21 | 224 | 0.08 |
| 1946 | 5,137 | 1.57 | 1,940 | 0.59 | 611 | 0.19 | 243 | 0.07 |
| 1947 | 5,421 | 1.58 | 2,044 | 0.60 | 662 | 0.19 | 252 | 0.07 |
| 1948 | 5,473 | 1.61 | 1,900 | 0.56 | 600 | 0.18 | 202 | 0.06 |
| 1949 | 5,699 | 1.68 | 1,585 | 0.47 | 553 | 0.16 | 156 | 0.05 |
| 1950 | 5,189 | 1.53 | 1,225 | 0.36 | 529 | 0.16 | 122 | 0.04 |
| 1951 | 4,897 | 1.46 | 1,154 | 0.34 | 507 | 0.15 | 125 | 0.04 |
(a) Excluding posthumous cases.