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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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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 5 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Atelectasis | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Congenital heart disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Intracranial haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Endocardial fibroelastosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Respiratory failure | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Haemorrhage of the umbilicus | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Neonatal asphyxia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tentorial tear | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Misadventure | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | - | 21 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 27 |