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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: NETT DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT

NETT DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT

CAUSES OF DEATHAll AgesUnder 1 weekUnder 4 mths4 mths and under 1 yearland under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and under 75 years75and up wars
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Brought forwardM27-----121833
F14-------653
30. Pregnancy, childbirth,abortionF-----------
31. Congenital malformationsM-----------
F-----------
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseasesM21----1----
F-----------
33. Motor vehicle accidentsM2--------11
F-----------
34. All other accidentsM-----------
F-----------
35. SuicideM1-------1--
F1———-———1—-
36. Homicide and operations of warM-----------
F-----------
TotalsM321----221944
F15-------753

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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 29
Total No. of children who attended during the year, and who were born in:—
I960 44
1959 31
1958-1955 47
Total attendances by children:—
Under 1 year of age 741
1—5 years of age 520
Health Visitors
Total No. of children visited 69
No. of infants under 1 year of age visited for first time 36
Total visits to infants under 1 year of age 176
Total visits to children aged 1 year but under 2 years 86
Total visits to children aged 2 years but under 5 years 184
No. of expectant mothers visited for the first time 7
Total visits to expectant mothers 26
Care of Premature Infants
No. of premature births during the year 5
No. of deaths under 1 month 1
Diphtheria Immunisation
No. of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation:—
Under 5 years of age 30
No. of children who were given a secondary or reinforcing injection 1
Vaccination
No. of children successfully vaccinated or re-vaccinated 33
Home Help Service
No. of maternity cases provided with home help Nil
28