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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T able 11(
Sex | Age | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | |||||||
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No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | ||
Males | 0—4 | 108 | 0.81 | 149 | 1.08 | 153 | 1.08 | 162 | 1.15 | 137 | 0.98 | 85 | 0.65 | 105 | 0.84 |
5—14 | 187 | 1.01 | 158 | 0.87 | 153 | 0.82 | 141 | 0.75 | 143 | 0.74 | 109 | 0.53 | 144 | 0.69 | |
15—44 | 1,809 | 2.56 | 1,873 | 2.66 | 1,886 | 2.70 | 1,711 | 2.46 | 1,574 | 2.18 | 1,549 | 2.16 | 1,417 | 2.01 | |
45 + | 973 | 1.61 | 957 | 1.60 | 1,093 | 1.84 | 945 | 1.59 | 969 | 1.91 | 970 | 1.88 | 1,083 | 2.09 | |
All males | 3,077 | 1.89 | 3,137 | 1.93 | 3,285 | 2.03 | 2,959 | 1.83 | 2,823 | 1.80 | 2,713 | 1.73 | 2,749 | 1.76 | |
Females | 0—4 | 96 | 0.76 | 124 | 0.94 | 126 | 0.94 | 116 | 0.86 | 123 | 0.92 | 88 | 0.70 | 101 | 0.85 |
5—14 | 174 | 0.96 | 171 | 0.96 | 188 | 1.04 | 140 | 0.77 | 127 | 0.68 | 119 | 0.61 | 131 | 0.65 | |
15—44 | 1,811 | 2.41 | 1,797 | 2.40 | 1,821 | 2.45 | 1,740 | 2.34 | 1,582 | 1.98 | 1,501 | 1.90 | 1,399 | 1.80 | |
45 + | 263 | 0.36 | 244 | 0.34 | 279 | 0.39 | 234 | 0.33 | 242 | 0.36 | 292 | 0.43 | 288 | 0.42 | |
All females | 2,344 | 1.32 | 2,336 | 1.32 | 2,414 | 1.36 | 2,230 | 1.26 | 2,074 | 1.16 | '2,000 | 1.11 | 1,919 | 1.08 | |
Total | 5,421 | 1.59 | 5,473 | 1.61 | 5,699 | 1.68 | 5,189 | 1.53 | 4,897 | 1.46 | 4,713 | 1.40 | 4,668 | 1.40 | |
(ii) Non-Pulmonary | |||||||||||||||
Males | 0—4 | 69 | 0.520 | 55 | 0.398 | 39 | 0.275 | 34 | 0.241 | 29 | 0.207 | 26 | 0.198 | 18 | 0.144 |
5—14 | 87 | 0.472 | 87 | 0.479 | 75 | 0.404 | 50 | 0.265 | 57 | 0.294 | 56 | 0.275 | 32 | 0.152 | |
15—44 | 118 | 0.167 | 116 | 0.165 | 109 | 0.156 | 114 | 0.164 | 103 | 0.143 | 103 | 0.144 | 97 | 0.138 | |
45 + | 36 | 0.060 | 29 | 0.048 | 32 | 0.054 | 29 | 0.049 | 27 | 0.053 | 36 | 0.070 | 23 | 0.044 | |
All males | 310 | 0.190 | 287 | 0.177 | 255 | 0.157 | 227 | 0.140 | 216 | 0.138 | 221 | 0.141 | 170 | 0.109 | |
Females | 0—4 | 56 | 0.444 | 38 | 0.289 | 42 | 0.312 | 40 | 0.296 | 36 | 0.269 | 21 | 0.168 | 19 | 0.160 |
5—14 | 71 | 0.394 | 69 | 0.388 | 68 | 0.375 | 49 | 0.271 | 48 | 0.257 | 34 | 0.173 | 37 | 0.182 | |
15—44 | 190 | 0.253 | 171 | 0.229 | 159 | 0.214 | 183 | 0.247 | 178 | 0.223 | 184 | 0.233 | 136 | 0.175 | |
45 + | 35 | 0.048 | 35 | 0.049 | 29 | 0.041 | 30 | 0.042 | 29 | 0.043 | 58 | 0.085 | 48 | 0.070 | |
All females | 352 | 0.198 | 313 | 0.176 | 298 | 0.168 | 302 | 0.171 | 291 | 0.162 | 297 | 0.165 | 240 | 0.135 | |
Total | 662 | 0.194 | 600 | 0.177 | 553 | 0.163 | 529 | 0.156 | 507 | 0.150 | 518 | 0.154 | 410 | 0.123 |
Table 11(
Males | 0—4 | 12 | 0.09 | 8 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.02 | 7 | 0.05 | 3 | 0.02 | — | — | 2 | 0.02 |
5—14 | 9 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.00 | |
15—44 | 495 | 0.70 | 463 | 0.66 | 323 | 0.46 | 236 | 0.34 | 196 | 0.27 | 127 | 0.18 | 86 | 0.12 | |
45 + | 748 | 1.24 | 762 | 1.27 | 719 | 1.21 | 585 | 0.99 | 627 | 1.23 | 557 | 1.08 | 421 | 0.81 | |
All males | 1,264 | 0.78 | 1,235 | 0.76 | 1,046 | 0.65 | 829 | 0.51 | 826 | 0.53 | 684 | 0.44 | 510 | 0.33 | |
Females | 0—4 | 13 | 0.10 | 7 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.03 | — | — | 3 | 0.02 | — | — | 3 | 0.03 |
5—14 | 8 | 0.04 | 6 | 0.03 | 4 | 0.02 | 2 | 001 | 3 | 0.02 | — | — | 1 | 0.00 | |
15—44 | 527 | 0.70 | 487 | 0.65 | 342 | 0.46 | 238 | 0.32 | 171 | 0.21 | 125 | 0.16 | 85 | 0.11 | |
45 + | 232 | 0.32 | 165 | 0.23 | 189 | 0.26 | 156 | 0.22 | 151 | 0.22 | 124 | 0.18 | 91 | 0.13 | |
All females | 780 | 0.44 | 665 | 0.37 | 539 | 0.30 | 396 | 0.22 | 328 | 0.18 | 249 | 0.14 | 180 | 0.10 | |
Total | 2,044 | 0.60 | 1,900 | 0.56 | 1,585 | 0.47 | 1,225 | 0.36 | 1,154 | 0.34 | 933 | 0.28 | 690 | 0.21 | |
(ii) Non-Pulmonary | |||||||||||||||
Males | 0—4 | 30 | 0.226 | 26 | 0.188 | 13 | 0.092 | 6 | 0.043 | 10 | 0.071 | 7 | 0.053 | 3 | 0.024 |
5—14 | 20 | 0.109 | 10 | 0.055 | 12 | 0.065 | 6 | 0.032 | 6 | 0.031 | 2 | 0.010 | 1 | 0.005 | |
15—44 | 44 | 0.062 | 38 | 0.054 | 36 | 0.052 | 25 | 0.036 | 29 | 0.040 | 19 | 0.027 | 12 | 0.017 | |
45 + | 38 | 0.063 | 29 | 0.048 | 34 | 0.057 | 25 | 0.042 | 21 | 0.041 | 17 | 0.033 | 13 | 0.025 | |
All males | 132 | 0.081 | 103 | 0.063 | 95 | 0.059 | 62 | 0.038 | 66 | 0.042 | 45 | 0.029 | 29 | 0.019 | |
Females | 0—4 | 19 | 0.151 | 23 | 0.175 | 16 | 0.119 | 10 | 0.074 | 9 | 0.067 | 5 | 0.040 | 9 | 0.076 |
5—14 | 16 | 0.089 | 11 | 0.062 | 7 | 0 039 | 7 | 0.039 | 9 | 0.048 | 2 | 0.010 | 2 | 0.010 | |
15—44 | 48 | 0.064 | 35 | 0.047 | 20 | 0.027 | 16 | 0.022 | 15 | 0.019 | 14 | 0.018 | 13 | 0.017 | |
45 + | 37 | 0.051 | 30 | 0.042 | 18 | 0.025 | 27 | 0.038 | 26 | 0.039 | 20 | 0.029 | 20 | 0.029 | |
All females | 120 | 0.067 | 99 | 0.056 | 61 | 0.034 | 60 | 0.034 | 59 | 0.033 | 41 | 0.023 | 44 | 0.025 | |
Total | 252 | 0.074 | 202 | 0.059 | 156 | 0.046 | 122 | 0.036 | 125 | 0.037 | 86 | 0.026 | 73 | 0.022 |