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
Marylebone 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 1.— Deaths—According to Age-Group and Sex.
| Code No. | CAUSE OF DEATH | Net Deaths at the Sub-joined Ages of Residents (Male and Female) whether occurring within or without the borough. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | Under 1 year | 1 and 1 under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | |||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 1 | Tuberculosis, respiratory | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — |
| 2 | Tuberculosis, other | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Syphilitic disease | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Meningococcal infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 10 | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | 32 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 9 |
| 12 | Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | — | 14 |
| 13 | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 |
| 14 | Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | 70 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 48 | 35 |
| 15 | Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Diabetes | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Vascular lesions of nervous system | 70 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 50 | 58 |
| 18 | Coronary disease, angina | 97 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 48 | 10 | 46 | 44 |
| 19 | Hypertension with heart disease | 32 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | 25 |
| 20 | Other heart disease | 60 | 66 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 57 |
| 21 | Other circulatory disease | 35 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 29 |
| 22 | Influenza | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 23 | Pneumonia | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 24 | Bronchitis | 45 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 39 | 16 |
| 25 | Other diseases of respiratory svstem | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 26 | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 |
| 27 | Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Nephritis and nephrosis | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 29 | Hyperplasia of prostate | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — |
| 30 | Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital malformations | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 31 | 31 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 33 | Motor vehicle accidents | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 34 | All other accidents | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 10 |
| 35 | Suicide | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Homicide and operations of war | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 577 | 478 | 15 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 166 | 85 | 364 | 356 | |
| 1,055 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 251 | 720 | |||||||||
TABLE 2.—Infant Mortality—According to Age-Group and Sex.
| cause OF death | Under 1 week | 1 and under 2 weeks | 2 and under 4 weeks | 1 and under 3 months | 3 and under 6 months | 6 and under 9 months | 9 and under 12 months | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Congenital malformation | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| Premature birth | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Suffocation | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| Homicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other causes | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 12 |