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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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 |
Post Maturity | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Pneumonia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Intercranial Haemorrhage | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Exomphalos Major | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Meningomyelocele | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Primary Collapse of both Lungs | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Haematuria | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Communicating Hydrocephalus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Acute Bronchiolitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
18 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 22 |