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 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]

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Table: Deaths from certain causes

Deaths from certain causes

Category1971197019691968196719601950
Tuberculosis, respiratory28459939
Cancer, Uterus9171511151711
Cancer, Bronchus, Lung1021321121131208352
Coronary disease460443460523400362291
Bronchitis81989093838275
Suicide12172420151915
Motor Vehicle accidents23262718231813
All other accidents25202623261726

Table: The number of deaths by cause and sex and age groups is given in full in Table 1 in the Appendix to this report.Infant Deaths

The number of deaths by cause and sex and age groups is given in full in Table 1 in the Appendix to this report.

Infant Deaths

Age Under 1 year of ageMALESFEMALES
Legit.Illegit.TotalLegit.lllegit.TotalTOTAL
1971193221011133
197082101611727
196913–132342740
Under 4 weeks of age19711521781926
19704261411521
19698–81341725
Under 1 week of age19711421681925
197032513–1318
19696–6841218

Table: Infant Mortality Rates

Infant Mortality Rates

England & Wales 1971London Borough of Sutton 1971 1970
Infant deaths per 1,000 total live births181412
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births171311
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births242522
Neo-natal deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births12119
Early Neo-natal Deaths under one-week per 1,000 live and stillbirths10118
Peri-natal Stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths222215