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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
Wembley 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Deaths from stated causes at various ages under
1 year of age.
| Cause of Death (extracted from weekly returns of local Registrars, or from inward transfers of Registrar General.) | Under 1 week | 1 - 2 weeks | 2 - 3 weeks | 3 - 4 weeks | Total under one month , | 1- 3 months | 3 - 6 months | 6 — 9 months | 9 - 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 15 | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| Congenital defects | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | — | — | 2 |
| Gastro Enteritis | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| Broncho Pneumonia do. with | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | l | 4 | 13 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Broncho Pneumonia with Prematurity | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Bronchitis | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Haemorrhage of the new born | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Intra-cranial haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Accident | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Marasmus | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Asphyxia Neonatorum | 2 | — | — | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Meningitis | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | l |
| Lobar Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | l |
| 26 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 67 |
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