London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Carshalton 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE 6
INFANT MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION
| Ward | Infant Deaths | Rate per 1,000 Live Births |
|---|---|---|
| St. Helier North | 1 | 17.5 |
| St. Helier South | 1 | 20.4 |
| St. Helier West | — | — |
| North-East | — | — |
| North-West | 1 | 8.1 |
| Central | 4 | 45.9 |
| South-East | 1 | 9.8 |
| South-West | — | — |
TABLE 7
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1963 Deaths Classified as to Cause and Age at Death
| Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 mths. | 3 mths. and under 6 mths. | 6 mths. and under 9 mths. | 9 mths. and under 12 mths. | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Virus Infection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY
The death of one woman who died of pelvic thrombosis was ascribed
by the Registrar-General to maternal causes since the deceased was 8
weeks pregnant at the time. The cause of death as certified by the Coroner's
pathologist did not include pregnancy. This allocation provides a maternal
death rate of 1.4 per thousand deaths.
16