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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
East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The number of deaths in the various age groups was as follows:-
| 1953 | 1954 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | T | M | F | T | |
| Under 1 year | 26 | 20 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 1-4 years | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5-14 years | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15-24 years | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 - 34 years | 11 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 35 - 44 years | 18 | 24 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| 45 - 54 years | 61 | 33 | 94 | 64 | 30 | 94 |
| 55 - 64 years | 127 | 64 | 191 | 104 | 54 | 158 |
| 65 - 74 years | 179 | 145 | 324 | 192 | 149 | 341 |
| 75 - 84 years | 113 | 159 | 272 | 150 | 185 | 335 |
| 85-94 years | 27 | 59 | 86 | 36 | 74 | 110 |
| 95 years and over | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals | 569 | 525 | 1,094 | 605 | 538 | 1,143 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY
The following tabulation shows details of deaths of infants under one year, comparative figures for England and Wales and for the year 1952 als.) being quoted :
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths of Infants under one year of age | 37 | 46 | 30 |
| Iafant mortality rate (par 1,000 live births) | 22.9 | 28.5 | 19.6 |
| Rate for England and Wales | 27.6 | 26.8 | 25.5 |
| Number of deaths of illegitimate infants under one year of age | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mortality rate (per 1,000 illegitimate live births) | 19.6 | 16.1 | 71.4 |
NE0--NATAL MORTALITY
The number of deaths of children under the age of one month and the causes of such deaths were as follows :-
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of children dying under the age of one month | 28 | 30 | 27 |
| Neo-Natal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) | 17.4 | 18.6 | 17.6 |
| Cause of death | Number of deaths | ||
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | |
| Atalectasis | 7 | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, etc. | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Other causes | _5 | 5 | _4 |
| Total | 28 | 30 | 27 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY
The deaths from maternal causes were 7 In 1953 and 1 In 1954 giving
maternal mortality rates per 1,000 live and still births of 4.27 and
0.64 respectively.