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

Hounslow 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table: Table 1 (Continued)

Table 1 (Continued)

Cause of deathAge groupAge group
Total all agesUnder 4 weeks4 weeks & under 1 year1 - 45-1415 - 2425 - 3435 - 4445 - 5455 - 6465-7475 and over
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries69--------12111—13121——1
All other external causes41------——11——1—1—1—————
Total all causes116710911912147455413619725227855241121366269383583

Table: Table 2 Infant deaths according to age and cause 1972

Table 2 Infant deaths according to age and cause 1972

Cause of deathAge in daysAge in months
Under 11234567-1314-2021-281234567891011Total
Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases----1--—--———1——--—--2
Meningitis------—————————1————1
Cerebrovascular disease—-————-———————1——————1
Pneumonia——-—-—-—-12111-------6
Congenital anomalies3----1-1——1—12———1—1—11
Birth injury, difficult labour and other anoxic—1—-----------17
and hypoxic conditions7531---
Other causes of perinatal mortality61-----——————————————7
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions--——---———1111-——————4
All other diseases----——————1—11-------3
Total all causes1663111-11152461-11-1-52

Table: Table 3 Corrected notifications of infectious disease 1972

Table 3 Corrected notifications of infectious disease 1972

DiseaseTotalAge in yearsAge in years
Under 112345-910-1415-1920-3435-4445-6465 and overAge unknownCases admitted to hospital
Dysentery3711612102—122———12
Encephalitis acute4-—-——1—1-11——4
Food poisoning22--11123-275--5
Infective jaundice58————411262366——30
Malaria5—————1--4---5
Measles22312252017311087-3----5
Meningitis acute6—1-1-11-2-———6
Para typhoid fever———————----————
Scarlet fever61——6772910-2--—-—
Tuberculosis pulmonary74——1———22299247—31
Tuberculosis non-pulmonary37——1—-12124422—9
Typhoid fever31---1---1————3
Whooping cough411--11———————1

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