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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Table 4 (
Case | Sex | 0— | 1 — | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75+ | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1952 | 1951 | ||||||||||
30. Pregnancy, childb.: abortn. | F | - | - | - | 9 | 39 | 1 | 1 | - | 50 | 42 |
31. Congenital malformations | M | 96 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 154 | 198 |
F | 106 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 180 | 186 | |
32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | M | 425 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 104 | 328 | 275 | 314 | 1,517 | 1,535 |
F | 245 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 118 | 343 | 309 | 595 | 1,665 | 1,802 | |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 1 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 55 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 139 | 198 |
F | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 82 | 84 | |
34. All other accidents | M | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 91 | 103 | 60 | 98 | 422 | 405 |
F | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 41 | 55 | 157 | 308 | 407 | |
35. Suicide | M | - | - | - | 11 | 60 | 116 | 36 | 25 | 248 | 273 |
F | - | - | - | 2 | 34 | 62 | 34 | 4 | 136 | 149 | |
36. Homicide, operations of war | M | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
F | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 | 8 | |
ALL CAUSES | M | 690 | 115 | 117 | 167 | 1,124 | 5,992 | 6,249 | 6,452 | 20,906 | 21,754 |
F | 499 | 84 | 76 | 136 | 900 | 3,682 | 4,944 | 9,141 | 19,462 | 20,584 |
T able 5 —
Year | Live births | Still-births | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate per 1,000 total population | No. | Rate per 1,000 live and still-births | |
1931 | 65,684 | 14.9 | 2,205 | 32.5 |
1932 | 62,233 | 14.3 | 1,987 | 30.9 |
1933 | 56,743 | 13.2 | 1,934 | 33.0 |
1934 | 56,853 | 134 | 1,844 | 314 |
1935 | 55,780 | 13.3 | 1,854 | 32.2 |
1936 | 56,273 | 13.6 | 1,857 | 31.9 |
1937 | 55,011 | 134 | 1,864 | 32.8 |
1938 | 54,495 | 134 | 1,711 | 304 |
1939 | 52,366 | 134 | 1,579 | 29.3 |
1940 | 46,213 | 14.3 | 1,405 | 29.5 |
1941 | 33,944 | 13.5 | 1,046 | 29.9 |
1942 | 40,654 | 154 | 1,225 | 29.3 |
1943 | 45,030 | 16.1 | 1,137 | 24.6 |
1944 | 44,554 | 16.2 | 1,138 | 24.9 |
1945 | 45,532 | 15.7 | 1,095 | 23.5 |
1946 | 65,883 | 20.0 | 1,598 | 23.7 |
1947 | 71,323 | 20.9 | 1,554 | 21.3 |
1948 | 60,934 | 17.9 | 1,191 | 19.2 |
1949 | 56,545 | 16.7 | 1,134 | 19.7 |
1950 | 53,281 | 15.7 | 1,054 | 194 |
1951 | 52,387 | 15.6 | 1,073 | 20.1 |
1952 | 51,558 | 15.3 | 1,008 | 19.2 |