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
Southall 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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MATERNAL MORTALITY (England and Wales). Per 1,000 Live and Stillbirths.
| Abortion with Sepsis | Abortion without Sepsis | Puerperal Infections | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| o.11 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.73 |
| Abortion—Mortality per Million Women aged 15-45 (England and Wales). | |||
| With Sepsis | Without Sepsis | ||
| 9 | 4 | ||
Monthly Registration of Births.
The monthly registration of births classified as to Wards is given in the following
table:—
T able V
| Waxlow Manor | Northcote | Ham-brough | Dormers Wells | Glebe | Norwood Green | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 52 |
| February | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
| March | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| April | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| May | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| June | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| July | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| August | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| September | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| October | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| November | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| December | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| Total | 50 | 57 | 37 | 68 | 94 | 45 | 351 |
Table VI
| Certified Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Congenital malformations, etc. | 6 | - | 1 | - | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 | |
| Gastro-enteritis, diarrhoea, etc. | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Prematurity | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| Asphyxia due to misadventure | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | - | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals. | 14 | I | 2 | - | 17 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
| Legitimate | 943 | Legitimate | 27 | ||||||||
| Illegitimate | 53 | Illegitimate | 2 | ||||||||