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Sutton and Cheam 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Mortality. Deaths from cancer of the lung numbered fifty four, which
was the highest ever.
DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG, 1957 to 1964
| 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 33 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 45 |
| Females | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 38 | 36 | 44 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 41 | 54 |
Maternal Mortality. There was no maternal death.
Infantile Mortality. There were twenty one deaths of infants under
one year in 1964, the same as in 1963. Of these, nineteen were legitimate
infants and two illegitimate infants. The infantile mortality rate was
16.6 per thousand live births, compared with 20.0 per thousand live births
for England and Wales. Of the twenty-one deaths, seventeen occurred in
the neo-natal period within one month of birth, all being within the first
week, as shown in the following table.
AGE GROUPS
| Causes of Death | Under 7 days | 1-4 weeks | 1-12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 12 | – | – |
| Birth Injury | 2 | – | – |
| Atelectasis | 1 | – | – |
| Congenital Abnormality | 1 | – | – |
| Bronchopneumonia | – | – | 2 |
| Acute Monocytic Leukaemia | – | – | 1 |
| Accidental Death | – | – | 1 |
| Other Causes | 1 | – | – |
| TOTALS | 17 | – | 4 |
NEW LEGISLATION
(1) Housing Act, 19640
An Act to set up a new body to assist housing societies to provide
housing accommodation, to confer powers and duties on local authorities
to compel the carrying out of works for the improvement of dwellings which
are without all or any of the standard amenities, to amend the law relating
to the giving of financial assistance for the improvement of housing
accommodation, to make further provision as to the powers and duties of
local authorities as respects houses let in lodgings or occupied by more
than one family, to amend the provisions of the Clean Air Act, 1956 relating
to the making of contributions to expenditure incurred in the adaptation
of fireplaces in private dwellings, and to amend in other respects the law
relating to housing.
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