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 Hounslow]
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Cause of death | Age in Days under | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Meningococcal infections | - | - | - | - | |||
Pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Congenital malformations | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
Birth injuries, post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis | 13 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
Infections of the newborn | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - |
Other diseases peculiar to early infancy and immaturity unqualified | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
All other diseases | — | - | - | — | — | — | - |
Total | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
Table 3 Corrected notifications of infectious diseases 1966
Disease | Total | Age in years Under | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Smallpox | - | ||||
Typhoid fever | - | - | - | - | - |
Paratyphoid | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet fever | 120 | - | 3 | 12 | 12 |
Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - |
Erysipelas | 4 | - | - | - | - |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 53 | - | - | - | - |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | - | - | - | - | - |
Acute encephalitis | 5 | - | - | - | - |
Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningococcal infection | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
Pneumonia | 18 | 2 | - | 1 | — |
Malaria | 2 | — | - | - | — |
Dysentery | 79 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Measles | 893 | 46 | 99 | 151 | 139 |
Whooping cough | 37 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Food poisoning | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Tuberculosis pulmonary | 64 | - | - | - | - |
non pulmonary | 19 | - | - | - | - |