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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Sex | Age | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | ||||||||
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No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | ||
Males | 0—14 | 108 | 0.81 | 149 | 1.08 | 153 | 1.08 | 162 | 1.15 | 137 | 0.98 | 85 | 0.65 | 105 | 0.84 | 77 | 0.64 |
5—14 | 187 | 1.01 | 158 | 0.87 | 153 | 0.82 | 141 | 0.75 | 143 | 0.74 | 109 | 0.53 | 144 | 0.69 | 104 | 0.48 | |
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 | 1,246 | 1.79 | |
45 + | 973 | 1.61 | 957 | 1.60 | 1,093 | 1.84 | 945 | 1.59 | 969 | 1.91 | 970 | 1.88 | 1,083 | 2.09 | 1,049 | 2.02 | |
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 | 2,476 | 1.60 | |
Females | 0—4 | 96 | 0.76 | 124 | 0.94 | 126 | 0.94 | 116 | 0.86 | 123 | 0.92 | 88 | 0.70 | 101 | 0.85 | 63 | 0.55 |
5—14 | 174 | 0.96 | 171 | 0.96 | 188 | 1.04 | 140 | 0.77 | 127 | 0.68 | 119 | 0.61 | 131 | 0.65 | 115 | 0.55 | |
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 | 1,291 | 1.71 | |
45 + | 263 | 0.36 | 244 | 0.34 | 279 | 0.39 | 234 | 0.33 | 242 | 0.36 | 292 | 0.43 | 288 | 0.42 | 286 | 0.41 | |
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 | 1,755 | 0.99 | |
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 | 4,231 | 1.27 | |
(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 | 17 | 0142 |
5—14 | 87 | 0.472 | 87 | 0.479 | 75 | 0.404 | 50 | 0.265 | 57 | 0.294 | 56 | 0.275 | 32 | 0.152 | 30 | 0.139 | |
15—44 | 118 | 0.167 | 116 | 0.165 | 109 | 0.156 | 114 | 0.164 | 103 | 0.143 | 103 | 0.144 | 97 | 0.138 | 89 | 0.128 | |
45 + | 36 | 0.060 | 29 | 0.048 | 32 | 0.054 | 29 | 0.049 | 27 | 0.053 | 36 | 0.070 | 23 | 0.044 | 36 | 0.069 | |
All males | 310 | 0.190 | 287 | 0.177 | 255 | 0.157 | 227 | 0.140 | 216 | 0.138 | 221 | 0.141 | 170 | 0.109 | 172 | 0.111 | |
Females | 0—4 | 56 | 0.444 | 38 | 0.289 | 42 | 0.312 | 40 | 0.296 | 36 | 0.269 | 21 | 0.168 | 19 | 0.160 | 17 | 0.149 |
5—14 | 71 | 0.394 | 69 | 0.388 | 68 | 0.375 | 49 | 0.271 | 48 | 0.257 | 34 | 0.173 | 37 | 0.182 | 39 | 0.187 | |
15—44 | 190 | 0.253 | 171 | 0.229 | 159 | 0.214 | 183 | 0.247 | 178 | 0.223 | 184 | 0.233 | 136 | 0.175 | 133 | 0.176 | |
45 + | 35 | 0.048 | 35 | 0.049 | 29 | 0.041 | 30 | 0.042 | 29 | 0.043 | 58 | 0.085 | 48 | 0.070 | 49 | 0.071 | |
All females | 352 | 01.98 | 313 | 0.176 | 298 | 0.168 | 302 | 0.171 | 291 | 0.162 | 297 | 0.165 | 240 | 0.135 | 238 | 0.134 | |
Total | 662 | 0.194 | 600 | 0.177 | 553 | 0.163 | 529 | 0.156 | 507 | 0.150 | 518 | 0.154 | 410 | 0.123 | 410 | 0.123 |