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
Bexley 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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| Year of Birth | Total | Died | Left District | To Handicapped | Cleared | Observation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | |||||||||
| Pre-natal | 1. | Rubella or Virus Infection | 2 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 2. | Blood Incompatability | 1 | 41 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 | ||||||
| 3. | Hyperemesis | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 4. | Ante partum haemorrhage | 1 | 0 | 86 | 87 | 5 | 3 | 79 | ||||||
| 5. | Chemeo-Therapy Major surgery | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 6. | X-ray during pregnancy | 1 | 102 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 97 | |||||||
| 7. | Thyrotoxicosis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8. | Diabetes | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 9. | Toxeamia of pregnancy | 1 | 1 | 3 | 220 | 227 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 206 | ||||
| 10. | Other comps. of pregnancy | 1 | 1 | 49 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 45 | ||||||
| 11. | Psychiatric illness | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |||||||
| Peri-natal | 12. | Prolonged or difficult labour | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 475 | 490 | 2 | 19 | 30 | 439 | ||
| 13. | Post-maturity | 3 | 172 | 175 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 159 | ||||||
| 14. | B.W. 4 lbs. Gestation 36 weeks | 2 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 150 | 3 | 6 | 141 | |||||
| 15. | Foetal distress | 0 | 88 | 88 | 6 | 3 | 79 | |||||||
| 16. | Birth asphyxia | 5 | 163 | 168 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 158 | ||||||
| 17. | Prolonged poor sucking | 1 | 0 | 90 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 83 | |||||
| Post-natal | 18. | Jaundice | 3 | 228 | 231 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 221 | |||||
| 19. | Convulsions | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 20. | Respiratory distress cyanotic attacks | 1 | 43 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 40 | |||||||
| 21. | Congenital abnormality | 1 | 7 | 137 | 145 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 121 | ||||
| Genetic | 22. | Family history of deaf, blind, etc. | 3 | 84 | 87 | 2 | 4 | 81 | ||||||
| 23. | No applicable factor | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 108 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 87 | ||
| 24. | Diseases | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | |||
| 25. | Social conditions | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 74 | |||
| 26. | Special reasons | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||||