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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table III
Deaths in wards
| Ward | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waxlow Manor | 41 | 35 | 76 |
| Northcote | 40 | 33 | 73 |
| Hambrough | 39 | 28 | 67 |
| Dormers Wells | 115 | 162 | 277 |
| Glebe | 57 | 52 | 109 |
| Norwood Green | 39 | 35 | 74 |
| Total | 331 | 345 | 676 |
Table IV
Causes of death in the stillborn
| Accidental haemorrhage | 5 |
| Compression umbilical cord | 1 |
| Congenital abnormalities | 5 |
| Difficult labour—with prolapse of arm | 1 |
| —with disproportion | 1 |
| Macerated foetus | 3 |
| Placenta praevia | 1 |
| Pre-eclamptic toxaemia | 3 |
| Rhesus incompatability | 1 |
| Unknown cause | 2 |
| Total | 23 |
Table V
Causes of Deaths Under One Year of Age
| Certified Causes 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 under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abortion | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Birth injury | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Congenital malformation and congenital heart disease | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Electrocuted—home accident | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Jaundice | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Otitis media | - | - | — | - | — | 1 | - | — | - | 1 |
| Peritonitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Prematurity | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 22 |