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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
City of London 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1951—
| Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occuring within or without the district. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 anc under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 and upwards | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Brought forward | M | 33 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| F | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | 5 | |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 35. Suicide | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| M | 45 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 24 | 11 | 4 | |
| F | 23 | — | - | — | - | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The following details have been received from the Divisional Medical Officer of the London
County Council, with regard to work carried out in connection with Maternity and Child Welfare in
the City.
Infant Welfare Centres.
Total No. of children who first attended during the year and who on the date of their first
attendance were—
Under 1 year of age 58
1-5 years of age 4
Total No. of children who attended and who at the end of the year were—
Under 1 year of age 65
1-5 years of age 69
Total attendances by children—
Under 1 year of age 851
1-5 years of age 815
Health Visitors.
No. of infants under 1 year of age visited for first time 42
Total visits to infants under 1 year of age 209
Total visits to children 1-5 years of age 348
No. of expectant mothers visited 19
Total visits to expectant mothers 65
Care of Premature Infants.
No. of premature births during the year 2
No. of deaths under 1 month —
Diphtheria Immunisation.
No. of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation—
Under 5 years of age 36
5-14 years of age 18
No. of children who were given a secondary or reinforcing injection 63
Vaccination.
No. of children successfully vaccinated or revaccinated 50
No. found to be insusceptible to vaccination —
Domestic Help Service.
Domestic Help was provided in the following cases :—
Maternity (including expectant mothers) 3
Tuberculosis 1
Others 16