Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Cause of Death | AGE | ||||||||||
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Under 1 Day. | 1 Day to 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total Under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks to 3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Under[ 1 Year | |
23. Broncho pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
31. Congenital malformations | |||||||||||
Congenital heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Cerebral malformation | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Encephalocoele | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Hirschprungs disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | |||||||||||
Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Pulmonary haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Five of the infant deaths recorded above were of infants domiciled outside England
and Wales. Four of these infants died as a result of congenital malformations.
Of the five "Holborn infants" one died of pulmonary haemorrhage shortly after
birth, two died on the first day as a result of atelectasis, one died of pneumonia at the
age of three days and one died at three months as the result of congenital heart disease.
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 Death | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
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5. Whooping Cough | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20. Other heart disease | - | - | - | -. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
23. Pneumonia | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
24. Bronchitis | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
34. All other accidents | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 |