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
Stepney 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| NOTIFICATIONS | ||||
| Typhoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.31 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.80 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 5.29 |
| Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.64 |
A dash (-) signifies that there were no deaths.
† Rates per 1000 total population.
Rates per 1000 Live Births:-
Deaths
All causes under 1
year of age 41ø 47 36 37
Enteritis and Diarrhoea
under 2 years of. age 5.8 8.0 3.7 4.8
Rates per 1000 Total (Live and Still) Births:-
Notifications
puerperal fever 1.21
Puerperal pyrexia 7.16 8.99 6.27 6.96*
Maternal Mortality in ENGLAND AND WALES
| Rates per 1000 Total (Live & Still) Births | Rates per million women aged 15-44 | |
|---|---|---|
| 140 Abortion with sepsis | 0.10 | 9 |
| 141 Abortion without sepsis | 0.06 | 5 |
| 147 Puerperal infections | 0.16 | |
| 142-146) 148-150)Other, maternal causes • | 0.85 |
ø Per 1000 related births
* Including Puerperal fever
-60-