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
Sutton and Cheam 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Deaths 3 Rate per 1,000 total (live
and still) births 3.23
Deaths from—
Puerperal Sepsis 1
Other Puerperal causes 2
Total 3
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 38.93
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate
live births 40.33
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 17.85
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 121
,, Measles (all ages) 2
,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 3
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 4
Percentage of Deaths from certain causes to the
total number of Deaths:—
Diseases of the heart and circulation 26.8
Cancer and malignant disease 16.0
Diseases of lungs (not tuberculous) 10.7
Tuberculous Diseases 5.7
Cerebral haemorrhage 12.1
Congenital Diseases 3.3
Suicide and violence 5.9
Diseases of the digestive system 6.3
Infectious diseases 1.9
Diseases of the kidney 2.5
Other defined causes 8.8
The number of Deaths from the common infectious
diseases were:—Measles 2, Diphtheria 3, Scarlet
Fever 0, Whooping Cough 3, and Influenza 5.
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