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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Infant mortality
T able (viii)—
| Age at death | Rates per 1,000 live births | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1 to 6 days | 1 to 3 wks. | 1 to 11 mnths | Total under l yr. | Early neonatal | Neonatal | Total infant mortality | |
| Legitimate Males | 235 | 162 | 44 | 226 | 667 | 14.2 | 15.8 | 23.9 |
| Females | 175 | 108 | 34 | 131 | 448 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 16.9 |
| 410 | 270 | 78 | 357 | 1,115 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 20.5 | |
| Illegitimate Males | 55 | 32 | 7 | 24 | 118 | 18.7 | 20.2 | 25.4 |
| Females | 56 | 26 | 11 | 28 | 121 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 27.3 |
| 111 | 58 | 18 | 52 | 239 | 18.6 | 20.6 | 26.3 | |
| Total legitimate and illegitimate Males | 290 | 194 | 51 | 250 | 785 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 24.1 |
| Females | 231 | 134 | 45 | 159 | 569 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 18.4 |
| Both sexes | 521 | 328 | 96 | 409 | 1,354 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 21.3 |
The pattern of infant mortality over the past decade is given in table (ix) below:
T able (ix)—
| Cause of death | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping cough | 0.06 | 004 | 0.02 | — | 0.05 | 0.05 | - | 0.03 | 0.03 | - |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | — | — | — |
| Measles | 0.10 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | - |
| Bronchitis and pneumonia | 3.57 | 3.57 | 2.88 | 3.45 | 3.50 | 3.63 | 3.18 | 3.63 | 4.35 | 3.81 |
| Gastro-enteritis | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.41 |
| Congenital malformations | 3.43 | 3.70 | 3.96 | 4.51 | 4.75 | 4 32 | 3.94 | 3.68 | 4.11 | 4.22 |
| Injury at birth | 2.59 | 2.64 | 2.98 | 2.27 | 2.46 | 2.55 | 2.81 | 2.45 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| Post.natal asphyxia and | ||||||||||
| atelectasis | 4.32 | 3.66 | 4.17 | 4.08 | 3.59 | 3.63 | 3.61 | 3.63 | 3.17 | 3.26 |
| Haemolytic disease | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.39 |
| Immaturity | 4.67 | 4.10 | 4.27 | 4.69 | 3.86 | 3.71 | 3.85 | 3.47 | 2.94 | 2.79 |
| Convulsions | — | 002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidental mechanical suffocation | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0 13 | 0.16 | 009 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| Other causes | 3.35 | 2.55 | 2.56 | 2.60 | 3.26 | 2.77 | 3.10 | 3.28 | 3.78 | 3.60 |
| All causes | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |