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Shoreditch 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1947
No maternal deaths were recorded during the year.
The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Shoreditch during the past seven years are given below:—
| Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1941 | |
| England and Wales | 1.17 | 1.47 | 1.84 | 2.00 | 2.35 | 2.56 | 2.86 |
| London | 0.98 | 1.26 | 1.93 | 1.70 | 2.13 | 2.51 | 3.05 |
| Shoreditch | Nil | 2.01 | 1.43 | 3.02 | 2.98 | 3.11 | 1.96 |
CANCER
The deaths from cancer in the Borough during the year numbered 105 as compared
with 97 in 1946.
III.—INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
During the year the number of notifications received (excluding tuberculosis,
scabies and food poisoning) was 829. Of these cases 149 were found not to be suffering
from the disease stated on the certificate, which gives a corrected number of 680
cases for the year.
SMALLPOX AND VACCINATION
No case of smallpox occurred in the Borough during the year and no vaccinations
were performed by the Medical Officer of Health under the Public Health (Smallpox
Prevention) Regulations, 1917. The Medical Officer of Health acts as Vaccination
Officer under the Vaccination Order.
The following particulars have been abstracted from the Vaccination Officer's Return in respect of children whose births were registered in 1946:—
| Districts. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N.E. | S.W. | ||
| Number of births returned in birth list sheets | 241 | 233 | 474 |
| Number of successful vaccinations | 73 | 64 | 137 |
| Insusceptible of vaccination | — | — | — |
| Certificate of conscientious objection | 87 | 78 | 165 |
| Died, unvaccinated | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Removed to unknown address | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Cases remaining or temporarily unaccounted for | 64 | 73 | 137 |
| Total number of certificates of successful vaccination received during calendar year 1947 | 237 | 264 | 501 |
| Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during 1947 | 144 | 107 | 251 |