London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.07 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | Leg. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.02 | — | 0.04 | ||
| Illeg. | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Measles | Leg. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Illeg. | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis and pneumonia | Leg. | 6 | 16 | 18 | 147 | 193 | 109 | 84 | 3.50 | 3.84 | 3.13 | ||
| Illeg. | - | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Gastro-enteritis and diarrhoea | Leg. | - | 1 | - | 14 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.30 | ||
| Illeg. | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Congenital malformation | Leg. | 37 | 55 | 47 | 114 | 262 | 148 | 114 | 4.75 | 5.21 | 4.25 | ||
| Illeg. | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Injury at birth | Leg. | 65 | 43 | 6 | — | 136 | 83 | 53 | 2.46 | 2.92 | 1.98 | ||
| Illeg. | 14 | 8 | - | ||||||||||
| Post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis | Leg. | 107 | 66 | 1 | — | 198 | 115 | 83 | 3.59 | 4.05 | 3.10 | ||
| Illeg. | 18 | 6 | - | ||||||||||
| Haemolytic disease | Leg. | 15 | 10 | - | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.56 | ||
| Illeg. | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||
| Immaturity | Leg. | 107 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 213 | 125 | 88 | 3.86 | 4.40 | 3.28 | ||
| Illeg. | 28 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | Leg. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Illeg. | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Accidental mechanical suffocation | Leg. | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.19 | ||
| Illeg. | — | — | - | ||||||||||
| Other causes | Leg. | 26 | 38 | 18 | 81 | 180 | 97 | 83 | 3.26 | 3.42 | 3.10 | ||
| Illeg. | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| All causes | Leg. | M. | 202 | 179 | 49 | 337 | 1,087 | 620 | 467 | 22.00 | 24.34 | 19.49 | |
| F. | 161 | 111 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Illeg. | M. | 41 | 18 | 7 | 35 | 151 | 82 | 69 | 26.19 | 28.10 | 24.24 | ||
| F. | 28 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Total, 1959 | 432 | 322 | 112 | 372 | 1,238 | 702 | 536 | 22.43 | 24.73 | 20.00 | |||
| Total, 1958 | 460 | 333 | 108 | 317 | 1,218 | 701 | 517 | 22.49 | 25.24 | 19.60 | |||
| Leg. | M. | 223 | 176 | 56 | 291 | 1,077 | 616 | 461 | 22.07 | 24.61 | 19.39 | ||
| F. | 172 | 118 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Illeg. | M. | 38 | 21 | 10 | 26 | 141 | 85 | 56 | 26.39 | 30.94 | 21.57 | ||
| F. | 27 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||
The pattern of infant mortality remains much the same as in the previous year.
The trend since 1950 is as follows:
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