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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (xi)—
| Code No.* | Cause | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Per cent. | Number | Per cent. | ||
| Y.30 | Chronic disease in mother | 27 | 4.8 | 15 | 3.3 |
| Y.31 | Acute disease in mother | 5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Y.32 | Diseases and conditions of pregnancy and childbirth: | ||||
| (1) Ectopic gestation | — | — | — | — | |
| (2) Haemorrhage | 19 | 3.4 | 13 | 2.8 | |
| (3 and 4) Toxaemia | 70 | 12.6 | 60 | 13.0 | |
| (5) Infection | — | — | — | — | |
| Y.34 | Difficulties in labour | 38 | 6.8 | 35 | 7.6 |
| Y.35 | Other causes in mother | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Y.36 | Placental and cord conditions | 172 | 30.9 | 122 | 26.5 |
| Y.37 | Birth injury | 7 | 1.3 | 13 | 2.8 |
| Y.38 | Congenital malformation of foetus | 63 | 11.3 | 78 | 16.9 |
| Y.39 | Diseases of foetus and ill-defined causes: | ||||
| (0-3) Diseases of foetus | 29 | 5.2 | 22 | 4.8 | |
| (4-6) Other ill-defined or unspecified | |||||
| cause | 125 | 22.4 | 100 | 21.7 | |
| Total | 557 | 100 | 461 | 100 | |
* International classification of causes of stillbirth.
Table (xii)—
| Year | Live births and stillbirths | Deaths in pregnancy or childbirth excluding abortion | Postabortion deaths | Total maternal deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 total births | ||||
| 1954 | 51,774 | 28 | 34 | 0.66 | |
| 1955 | 50,860 | 31 | 8 | 39 | 0.77 |
| 1956 | 53,241 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 0.51 |
| 1957 | 53,816 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 0.52 |
| 1958 | 55,254 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0.60 |
| 1959 | 56,276 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 1960 | 58,420 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 0.45 |
| 1961 | 61,155 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 0.74 |
| 1962 | 63,578 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 0.52 |
| 1963* | 64,518 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 0.43 |
*For the eighth year running none of the deaths in pregnancy or childbirth was due to sepsis; 9 of the 10
post-abortion deaths came under the category of' abortion with sepsis'.
Summary tables—Tables summarising the more important of these vital statistics, (a) by
metropolitan boroughs and (ft) showing the secular trend for the county, are to be found on
pages 17 and 18.
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