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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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| 1947 | 1948 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths from Cancer | 148 | 136 |
| „ „ Measles | 1 | 0 |
| „ „ Whooping Cough | 1 | 0 |
| „ „ Diarrhoea | 0 | 1 |
| Percentage of Deaths from certain causes to the total number of deaths. | ||
| Diseases of the heart and circulation | 31.5 | 35.0 |
| Cancer and malingant disease | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| Diseaases of the lunds (non tuberculous) | 12.5 | 9.9 |
| Tuberculous diseases | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage | 12.0 | 11.3 |
| Congenital Diseases | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Suicide and Violence | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Infectious diseases | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| Diseases of the kidney | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Other defined diseases | 7.2 | 7.5 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY:-There was one death from Toxaemia of
pregnancy and Chronic Interstitial Nephritis. The maternal
mortality rate was 0.82 per 1000 total births. The rate for
England and Wales was 0.86 per 1000 total births.
INFANTILE MORTALITY:- The infantile mortality rate was 28.26 per
1000 live births. compared with 30.43 per 1000 live births in 1947.
The rate for England and Wales was 34 per 1000 live births. There
were thirty-four deaths of infants under one year. compared with
forty-four in 1947. Of the thirty-four deaths. twenty-seven
occurred in the neo-natal period. within one month of birth. as is
shown in the following table of causes and age groups.
Age Groups
| Causes of Death | Under 1 month | 1-3 months | 3-12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congenital Abnormality | 16 | - | - |
| Permaturity | 7 | - | - |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | - | l | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 2 | - | - |
| Asphyxia | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | - | - | 1 |
| Gastro enteritis | 1 | - | |
| 27 | 3 | 4 |
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