Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1952—continued.
Causes or 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 and 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 | 41 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 20 | 10 | 9 |
F | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | M | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
34. All other accidents | M | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
35. Suicide | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
36. Homicide and operations of war | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
M | 47 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 21 | 10 | 10 | |
F | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 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 Centre.
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 32
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 30
1-5 years of age 107
Total attendances by children—
Under 1 year of age 543
1-5 years of age 624
Health Visitors.
No. of infants under 1 year of age visited for first time 37
Total visits to infants under 1 year of age 211
Total visits to children 1-5 years of age 326
No. of expectant mothers visited 16
Total visits to expectant mothers 53
Care of Premature Infants.
No. of premature births during the year 1
No. of deaths under 1 month —
Diphtheria Immunisation.
No. of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation—
Under 5 years of age 33
5-14 years of age 7
No. of children who were given a secondary or reinforcing injection 58
Vaccination.
No. of children successfully vaccinated or revaccinated 23
No. found to be insusceptible to vaccination —