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London County Council 1952

[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)—1943.52

(Rates per 1,000 total births)

1943194419451946194719481949195019511952
Puerperal sepsis:
London0.240.170.260.120.120.130.02-0.060.13
England and Wales ..0.390.280.240.180.160.130.110.120.100.09
Other causes:
London1.060.851.090.800.550.370.380.530.390.53
England and Wales1.441.241.231.060.860.730.710.600.560.50

Table 9— Administrative County of London—Primary notifications of, and deaths from,

tuberculosis—1921-52 (a)

YearPulmonary tuberculosisNon.pulmonary tuberculosis
Formal Primary notificationsDeathsFormal primary notificationsDeaths
No.Annual rate per 1,000 livingNo.Annual rate per 1,000 livingNo.Annual rate per 1,000 livingNo.Annual rate per 1,000 living
1921-2538,8071.7122,9801.0110,8810.484,3830.19
1926-3034,3531.5320,2470.908,9710.403,0800.14
1931-3529,5691.3817,0750.796,3220.292,3540.11
19365,1761.252,8490.691,0560.263630.09
19375,4551.332,8880.711,0140.253510.09
19385,2001.282,5900.649820.243470.09
19394,6911.242,6500.708050.213020.08
19404,3261.342,6870.836530.203180.10
19414.5771.832,5521.026750.273430.14
19424,7341.802,1640.827960.302830.11
19435,0661.822,2040.797820.282560.09
19445,0561.842,0730.756730.242370.09
19454,8931.682,0330.706140.212240.08
19465,1371.571,9400.596110.192430.07
19475,4211.582,0440.606620.192520.07
19485,4731.611,9000.566000.182020.06
19495,6991.681,5850.475530.161560.05
19505,1891.531,2250.365290.161220.04
19514,8971.461,1540.345070.151250.04
19524,7131.409330.285180.15860.03

(a) Excluding posthumous cases,