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
Barking 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Infant Mortality:—
Death Rates of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants, per 1,000 Live Births 27.0
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 26.8
Neo-natal Mortality:—
Death Rate of Infants under one month of age per
1,000 Live Births 16.7
| Causes of Death | Total |
|---|---|
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 32 |
| Tuberculosis, other | 1 |
| Syphilitic Disease | 4 |
| Diphtheria | — |
| Whooping Cough | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infections | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | |
| Measles | — |
| Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | — |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 15 |
| Malignant neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 26 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 15 |
| Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 1 |
| Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 72 |
| Leukaemia, Aleukaemia | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 |
| Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 60 |
| Coronary Disease, Angina | 72 |
| Hypertension with Heart Disease | 39 |
| Other Heart Disease | 95 |
| Other Circulatory Disease | 21 |
| Influenza | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 29 |
| Bronchitis | 48 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 4 |
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 11 |
| Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 5 |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 8 |
| Hyperplasia of Prostate | 4 |
| Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 |
| Other Defined and Ill-defined Diseases | 66 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 6 |
| All Other Accidents | 12 |
| Suicide | 7 |
| Homicide and Operations of War | — |
| T otal | 667 |
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