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Shoreditch 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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13.
MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1950.
One maternal death was 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 and Still Births. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | 1945 | |
| England and Wales | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.17 | 1.47 | 1.84 |
| Shoreditch | 1.18 | Nil | 1.13 | 1.17 | Nil | 2.01 | 1.43 |
CANCER
The deaths from cancer in the Borough during the year numbered 107 as
compared with 96 in 1950.
BURIAL OF THE DEAD.
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the Borough Council
is responsible for arranging for the burial or cremation of any person who has
died or been found dead in their area, and where no other suitable arrangements
for burial have been made or are being made. During the year 3 burials
were carried out.
III. - INFECTIOUS AM) OTHER DISEASES.
During the year the number of notifications received (excluding tuberculosis
and food poisoning) was 1,421. Of these cases 31 were found not to be
suffering from the disease stated on the certificate, which gives a corrected
number of 1,390 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.