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
City of London 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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| Births | Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 32 | 11 | 21 | Birth Rate per 1,000 resident population, 1957 | 5.93 | |
| Live Birth, Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Still Births | — | — | — | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | — | |
| Deaths, Infants under 4 weeks of age | Legitimate | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | |||
| Legitimate | 3 | 1 | 2 | Death Rate per 1,000 resident population | 10.60 | |
| Deaths under 1 year | Illegitimate | — | — | — | ||
| Deaths (all ages) | 53 | 37 | 16 | |||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 88.24 |
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 93.75 |
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | — |
| Notifications received | Total cases notified |
|---|---|
| Sonne Dysentery | 6 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute (Non-Paralytic) | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 8 |
| Measles | 19 |
| Malaria (contracted Abroad) | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 14 |
| Food Poisoning (suspected) | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 5 |
| Apricots (tinned) | 2 | Pilchards (tinned) | 1 |
| Asparagus Lettuce (Chinese) | 1 | Pineapple (tinned) | 1 |
| Bread | 1 | Plums (tinned) | 1 |
| Cheese Sauce | 1 | Poppadums (Indian) | 2 |
| Chestnuts in Water (Chinese) | 1 | Prawns (steamed) | 1 |
| Cream | 2 | Rainwater | 12 |
| Fertiliser | 4 | Raisins | 1 |
| Goose spiced (Chinese) | 1 | Sausages | 1 |
| Jam | 1 | Sausage Casings | 1 |
| Lungngan in Syrup (Chinese) | 1 | Shrimps peeled | 1 |
| Mackerel in oil | 1 | Sultanas | 1 |
| Mayonnaise | 2 | Tomato Juice | 1 |
| Meat (tinned) | 4 | Tomato Sauce | 1 |
| Mushrooms (tinned) | 1 | Walnut Halves | 1 |
| Cream | 1 | Meat (cooked) | 4 |
| Custard | 1 | Meat (tinned) | 3 |
| Egg Products | 5,996 | Mushroom Dumpling | 1 |
| Faeces | 21 | Ox Heart (cooked) | 1 |
| Fat (cooking) | 1 | Peas | 5 |
| Figs (dried) | 1 | Sandwich (Meat) | 1 |
| Ham (tinned) | 2 | Sputa | 2 |
| Meat (carcase) | 2 | Water | 2 |
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