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
Chelsea 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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| 34.Road traffic accidents | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 35.Other violent causes | 7 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 36.All other causes | 47 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 32 |
| TOTAL - ALL CAUSES | 588 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 118 | 407 |
(It is noteworthy that 69 per cent. of all deaths
occurred in persons over 65 years of age)
INFANT MORTALITY (under 1 year of age)
The causes of deaths (23) were as follows:-
| Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|
| Congenital malformations | 8 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | - |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 1 |
| Premature birth | 4 | 2 |
| Whooping cough | - | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 | - |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
NOTIFICATIONS. The following table shows the total (corrected) number of cases of Infectious Diseases received during the year.
| Disease | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 yrs. | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and upwards | TOTALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 37 |
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 72 | 37 | - | - | - | - | 123 |
| Poliomyelitis | - | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| Measles | 20 | 170 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 2 | - | 302 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Food Poisoning | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Scabies | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia, Influenzal | - | 3 | - | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| Pneumonia, Primary | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 10 |
| Dysentery | - | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tuberculosis ,Pul. | 1 | - | 5 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 65 |
| " Non-Pul. | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2_ |
| TOTALS | 38 | 274 | 174 | 35 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 616 |