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 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Congenital abnormality | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Intrauterine pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Broncho pneumonia | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 6 |
Acute bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Meningo-myelocole | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Aspirated liquor and failed resuscitation | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Anoxia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Heart failure | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Pulmonary atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Increased intracranial pressure | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
15 | 1 | — | 2 | 18 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 25 |