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 Wimbledon]
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Infant Mortality during the year 1943.
Cause of Death | Under One wk, | 1-2 wks | 2-3 vks | 3-4 wks | Total under Four wks. | 1-3 mths | 3-6 mths | 6-9 mths | 9-12 mths | Total Dths. under one year | WARD | Nth. 'W'don | Sth. W'don | Total | |||||||
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St. | St. Johns | Cott. Park | W tbn Perk | Dund. | Trinity | Sth. Park | Hay don Bark | ||||||||||||||
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | - | — | — | _ | — | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Brcncho-pneumonia | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Gastro-enteritis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Pyloric stenosis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 |
Meningococcal meningitis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Prematurity | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Atelectasis | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Spina Bifida | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Congenital defects | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Other causes | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Total | 16 | 1 | - | 3 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 48 |