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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

Holborn 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: TABLE No. 4 Deaths of Infants under one year of age Causes of, and ages at, death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25

TABLE No. 4 Deaths of Infants under one year of age Causes of, and ages at, death Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25

Cause of DeathUnder 1 Day.1 Day to 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total Under 4 Weeks4 Weeks to 3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Under 1 Year
23. Pneumonia--————1———1
31. Congenital malformations
Congenital heart disease———1—131—16
Arnold Chiari syndrome------11—13
External hydrocephalus1————1————1
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases
Prematurity11———2————2
Left diaphragmatic hernia---1-1---—1

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Examination of the infant deaths of 1959 shows that three deaths occurred in the first
week of life, one due to external hydrocephalus, and two to prematurity.
Of the five children dying between the age of one and three months, three had congenital
heart disease.
In the case of eleven of the infants the home addresses were outside England and Wales.

Table: TABLE No. 5 Deaths of Infants under one year of age for preceding 10 years Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25

TABLE No. 5 Deaths of Infants under one year of age for preceding 10 years Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25

Cause of Death19491950195119521953195419551956195719581959
5. Whooping Cough----1------
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases-----------
20. Other heart disease-----------
23. Pneumonia32-------11
24. Bronchitis1--1------_
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea1---1------
31. Congenital malformations212221564410
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases5477-726513
34. All other accidents——1————1———
1271010487139614