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Shoreditch 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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11.
MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1953.
No 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1952 | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | |
| England and Wales | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.17 |
| Shoreditch | Nil | Nil | 1.18 | Nil | 1.13 | 1.17 | Nil |
CANCER.
The deaths from cancer in the Borough during the year numbered 106 as
compared with 104 in 1952.
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 5 burials were carried out.
III. INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
During the year the number of notifications received (excluding
tuberculosis and food poisoning) was 840. Of these cases 23 were found
not to be suffering from the disease stated on the certificate, which gives
a corrected number of 817 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.