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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 18 COMPARATIVE VITAL STATISTICS
| Year | Popula- tion | Live Births | Deaths | Deaths under 1 Year | Materna1 Deaths | Cancer Deaths | Tuberculosis Deaths (All forms) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate* | No. | Rater* | No. | Rate+ | No. | Rate+ | No. | Rate* | No. | Rate* | ||
| 1901 | 298,600 | 11,052 | 37.0 | 6,217 | 20.8 | 1,817 | 165 | 17 | 1.5 | 211 | 0.7 | 865 | 2.8 |
| 1911 (C) | 279,560 | 8,464 | 30.2 | 4,854 | 17.3 | 1,261 | 148 | 2.8 | 236 | 0.8 | 647 | 2.3 | |
| 1921 (c) | 249,657 | 6,169 | 24.7 | 3,244 | 12.9 | 550 | 89 | 10 | 1.6 | 263 | 1.0 | 346 | 1.3 |
| 1931 (C) | 225,238 | 4,010 | 17.8 | 2,958 | 13.1 | 313 | 78 | 9 | 2.1 | 342 | 1.5 | 254 | 1.1 |
| 1941 | 74,780 | 1,164 | 15.5 | 1,883 | 25.1 | 64 | 79 | 3 | 3.5 | 203 | 2.7 | 145 | 1.9 |
| 1942 | 71,980 | 1,271 | 17.6 | 1,243 | 17.2 | 66 | 52 | 5 | 3.7 | 171 | 2.3 | 85 | 1.8 |
| 1943 | 72,920 | 1,371 | 18.8 | 1,368 | 18.7 | 73 | 53 | 3 | 2.1 | 188 | 2.5 | 107 | 1.4 |
| 1944 | 73,030 | 1,306 | 17.8 | 1,425 | 19.5 | 77 | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 185 | 2.5 | 96 | 1.3 |
| 1945 | 77,610 | 1,442 | 18.5 | 1,469 | 18.9 | 81 | 56 | 4 | 2.6 | 201 | 2. 5 | 110 | 1.4 |
| 1946 | 94,800 | 2,147 | 22.6 | 1,399 | 14.7 | 110 | 51 | 4 | 1.8 | 198 | 2.1 | 81 | 0.8 |
| 1947 | 100,020 | 2,184 | 21.8 | 1,419 | 14.1 | 82 | 37 | 2 | 0.8 | 229 | 2.2 | 99 | 0.9 |
| 1948 | 99,470 | 2,077 | 20.2 | 1,228 | 12.3 | 59 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 239 | 2.3 | 75 | 0.7 |
| 1949 | 100,550 | 1,830 | 18.1 | 1,339 | 13.3 | 59 | 32 | 1 | 0.5 | 255 | 2.5 | 71 | 0.7 |
| 1950 | 99,730 | 1,845 | 18.5 | 1,255 | 12.5 | 49 | 26 | 2 | 1.0 | 244 | 0.5 | ||
| 98,858 | 1,846 | 18.7 | 1,364 | 13.8 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 232 | 2.3 | 49 | 0.4 | |
| 1952 | 99,000 | 1,894 | 19.1 | 1,371 | 13.8 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 3.0 | 241 | 2.4 | 50 | 0.5 |
| 1953 | 98,570 | 1,919 | 19.5 | 1,187 | 12.0 | 75 | 39 | 0.5 | 237 | 2.4 | 43 | 0.4 | |
| 1954 | 97,900 | 1,851 | 18.9 | 1,126 | 11.5 | 41 | 22 | 0,5 | 261 | 2.6 | 36 | 0.3 | |
| 1955 | 98,180 | 1,826 | 18.5 | 1,183 | 12.0 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 1.0 | 247 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.2 |
| 1956 | 98,160 | 1,909 | 19.4 | 1,186 | 12.1 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 234 | 17 | |||
| 1957 | 97,810 | 1,853 | 18.9 | 1,214 | 12.4 | 45 | 24 | 0.5 | 249 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.2 | |
| 1958 | 96,360 | 1,818 | 18.9 | 1,161 | 12.0 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 16 | 0.2 | |
| 1959 | 94,900 | 1,811 | 19.1 | 1,246 | 13.1 | 45 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 242 | 2.5 | 17 | 0.2 |
| 1960 | 93,850 | 1,714 | 18.3 | 1,037 | 11.0 | 18 | 1.1 | 213 | 8 | 0.1 | |||
| 1961 (C) | 92,000 | 1,863 | 13.1 | 41 | 22 | 0.5 | 236 | 11 | 0.1 | ||||
| 1962 | 1,852 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 214 | 2.3 | 0.1 | ||||