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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table
| Cause | Sex | 0— | 1 — | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65. | 75+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1953 | ||||||||||
| 33. Motor vehiclc accidents | M | — | 6 | 15 | 21 | 55 | 32 | 12 | 34 | 175 | 166 |
| . | 7 | 25 | 79 | ||||||||
| 34. All other accidents | M | 13 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 71 | 88 | 49 | 85 | 351 | 386 |
| 7 | 779 | ||||||||||
| 35. Suicide | M | 9 | 94 | 135 | 52 | 25 | 315 | 288 | |||
| 7 | 79 | 29 | |||||||||
| 36. Homicide, operations of war | M | 3 | 1 | . | 4 | 1 | 9 | . | 18 | 18 | |
| . | 7 | 7 | 2 | . | 72 | ||||||
| ALL CAUSES | M | 627 | 98 | 99 | 138 | 903 | 5,354 | 5,424 | 5,716 | 18,359 | 19,835 |
| 57 | 95 | ||||||||||
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 | |
| Whooping Cough Leg. | — | — | . | 3 | 2 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |||
| Illeg. | — | — | — | |||||||
| Tuberculosis .. Leg. | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.04 | |||
| Illeg. | — | — | ||||||||
| Measles Leg. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.02 | 0.04 | — |
| Illeg. | — | — | — | |||||||
| Convulsions Leg. | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 0.02 | — | |
| Illeg. | — | — | — | |||||||
| Bronchitis and Leg. | 5 | 18 | 13 | 98 | 137 | 76 | 2.71 | 2.94 | ||
| Pneumonia Illeg. | — | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Gastro Enteritis Leg. | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.43 | 0.50 | |
| and Diarrhoea Illeg. | — | — | ||||||||
| Congenital Leg. | 31 | 45 | 37 | 57 | 178 | 105 | 3.52 | 4.07 | ||
| Malformation Illeg. | — | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| Immaturity, etc. Leg. | 97 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 188 | 107 | 3.71 | 4.14 | ||
| Illeg. | 13 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| Injury at Birth Leg. | 54 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 119 | 78 | 2.35 | 3.02 | ||
| Illeg. | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| Post.natal Asphyxia Leg. | 112 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 206 | 126 | 4.07 | 4.88 | ||
| and Atelectasis Illeg. | 13 | 6 | ||||||||
| Haemolytic disease Leg. | 17 | 7 | 3 | — | 28 | 15 | 0.55 | 0.58 | ||
| Illeg. | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| Accidental Mechanic Suffocation Leg. Illrg. | 1 | |||||||||
| . | . | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.12 | 0.15 | ||||
| . | . | |||||||||
| Other causes Leg. | 15 | 30 | 13 | 85 | 154 | 99 | 3.04 | 3.84 | ||
| Illeg. | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| All causes Leg. M. | 192 | 168 | 50 | 143 | 936 | 553 | 19.92 | 23.09 | ||
| Illeg. M. | 26 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 111 | 74 | 30.47 | 39.53 | ||
| 9 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total, 1954 | 373 | 297 | 96 | 281 | 1,047 | 627 | 20.68 | 24.28 | ||
| Total, 1953 | 389 | 330 | 102 | 395 | 1,216 | 685 | 23.85 | 26.06 | ||
| Leg. M. | 186 | 184 | 48 | 188 | 1,085 | 606 | 22.92 | 24.85 | ||
| 775 | ||||||||||
| Illeg. M. | 31 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 131 | 79 | 35.94 | 41.60 | ||