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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 6—
| Cause of death | Age at death | Total | Rates per 1,000 live births | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 wks. | 4 wks. to 1 yr. | No. | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||||
| Measles | Leg. | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.04 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Whooping-cough | Leg. | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0.28 | 0.08 | 0.49 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Influenza | Leg. | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.08 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | Leg. | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.20 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | Leg. | 1 | — | 1 | 43 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.93 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Pneumonia | Leg. | 5 | 24 | 27 | 102 | 161 | 87 | 74 | 3.16 | 3.31 | 3.01 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | 3 | ||||||||||
| Diarrhoea | Leg. | — | 1 | 2 | 61 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 1.28 | 1.49 | 1.06 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | 1 | ||||||||||
| Premature birth | Leg. | 108 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 203 | 113 | 90 | 3.99 | 4.30 | 3.65 | ||
| Illeg. | 16 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Congenital malformation | Leg. | 31 | 36 | 35 | 60 | 174 | 101 | 73 | 3.42 | 3.85 | 2.96 | ||
| Illeg. | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Birth injury | Leg. | 64 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 138 | 81 | 57 | 2.71 | 3.09 | 2.31 | ||
| Illeg. | 10 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Post Natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | Leg. | 89 | 89 | 4 | — | 196 | 121 | 75 | 3.85 | 4.61 | 3.05 | ||
| Illeg. | 10 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other diseases of early infancy | Leg. | 27 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 36 | 36 | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.46 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Other causes | Leg. | 9 | 10 | 4 | 93 | 133 | 76 | 67 | 2.61 | 2.89 | 2.31 | ||
| Illeg. | 16 | 1 | — | ||||||||||
| All causes | Leg. | M. | 186 | 184 | 48 | 188 | 1,085 | 606 | 479 | 22.96 | 24.87 | 20.92 | |
| F. | 148 | 115 | 42 | 174 | |||||||||
| Illeg. | M. | 31 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 131 | 79 | 52 | 36.25 | 41.78 | 30.18 | ||
| F. | 24 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
| Total, 1953 | 389 | 330 | 102 | 395 | 1,216 | 685 | 531 | 23.90 | 26.09 | 21.56 | |||
| Total 1952 | 403 | 308 | 106 | 372 | 1,189 | 690 | 499 | 23.06 | 26.08 | 19.87 | |||
| 1952 | Leg. | M. | 211 | 172 | 54 | 177 | 1,070 | 614 | 456 | 22.30 | 24.98 | 19.48 | |
| F. | 138 | 106 | 46 | 166 | |||||||||
| Illeg. | M. | 34 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 119 | 76 | 43 | 33.27 | 40.55 | 25.25 | ||
| F. | 20 | 11 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
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