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 Wembley]
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Infantile Mortality.
Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
Cause of death (extracted from weekly returns of local Registrars, and 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 |
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Prematurity | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Broncho pneumonia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
Atelectasis | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Birth injuries | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Vascular disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ] |
Haemolytic disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | —. | .1 |
14 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Infantile Mortality, 1946-1950.
Year. | Wembley. | England & Wales. |
---|---|---|
1946 | 26.37 | 43 |
1947 | 23.26 | 41 |
1948 | 21.97 | 34 |
1949 | 21.75 | 32 |
1950 | 17.01 | 29.8 |
Infantile mortality during last five years (9,579 live births,
215 deaths under one year): 22.44.
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