London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Willesden 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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Table 4

Deaths by Social Class

INil
II3
III35
IV8
V15
Not known3
Not classified4
Total68

Table 5

Infant Mortality—Causes (Based on Registrar General's Figures)

1936-19391940-19451946-19501956-19601961
DeathsRate
DeathsRateDeathsRateDeathsRateDeathsRateNeonatal1-12 monthsTotal
Respiratory1068.11408.8684.2573.629112.8
Diarrhoea and enteritis13110.01086.8372.33.2----
Other infections342.6402.515.95.3-11.3
Congenital malformations836.3895.6724.4553.567133.3
Prematurity17013.017911.3996.1724.6311328.1
Injury at birth211.6332.1432.7181.1661.5
Other causes13410.31499.4965.9885.64151.2
All causes67951.973846.543026.529818.949196817.2

Table 6

Premature births and deaths (deaths in brackets)

YearBirths in homeBirths in hospitalHome births transferred to hospitalTotal
194647 (1)128 (18)12 (10)175 (29)
195238 (3)137 (23)8 (3)175 (26)
195331 (3)143 (18)7 (0)174 (21)
195431 (2)131 (10)9 (0)162 (12)
195531 (0)139 (20)7 (0)170 (20)
195619 (0)146 (12)3 (0)165 (12)
195725 (1)169 (4)6 (1)194 (5)
195831 (1)215 (17)5 (1)246 (18)
195924 (0)201 (23)3 (0)225 (23)
196022 (0)217 (14)3 (0)239 (14)
196130 (1)221 (24)2 (0)251 (25)