[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council] page 185

London County Council 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table 7— Infant mortality by cause—Administrative County of London,1936-1955

(Rates per 1,000 live births)

Cause of death	1936 to 1940	1941 to 1945	1946 to 1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955
Whooping cough	1.69	1.49	0.55	0.17	0.08	0.27	0.06	0.06
Tuberculosis	0.54	0.49	0.26	0.08	0.04	0.14	0.08	—
Measles	0.82	0.30	0.08	0.13	_	0.06	0.02	0.10
Bronchitis and Pneumonia	11.07	8.94	5.48	4.47	3.89	4.04	2.70	3.57
Gastro.enteritis	10.33	7.64	2.83	0.73	0.80	1.27	0.43	0.48
Immaturity	12.40	11.48	6.93	4.71	4.20	3.98	3.70	4.67
Congenital malformations	4.79	4.94	4.32	3.82	3.93	3.41	3.51	3.43
Injury at birth	2.22	2.40	2.33	2.98	2.82	2.71	2.34	2.59
Post.natal asphyxia and atelectasis	2.07	2.38	3.48	3.82	3.50	3.90	4.06	4.32
Haemolytic disease	(a)	(a)	(a)	0.86	0.72	0.53	0.55	0.58
Convulsions	0.20	0.14	0.03	—	—	_	0.02	_
Accidental mechanical suffocation	0.54	1.08	1.10	0.25	0.17	0.14	0.12	0.06
Other causes	8.56	6.96	4.24	3.42	2.96	3.40	3.04	3.35
All causes	55	48	32	25	23	24	21	23

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(a) Included in other causes.

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Table 8— Maternal mortality (excluding abortion)—Administrative County of London and

England and Wales,1945.55

(Rates per 1,000 total births)