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 Merton & Morden]
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Sex. | Age. | Cause of Death. |
---|---|---|
Male | 3 hours | Cerebral Haemorrhage. Torn Tentorium Cerebelli. |
Female | 2 months | Acute Bronchiolitis. |
Female | 4 hours | Extreme Prematurity (weight 1 lb. 12 ozs). |
Female | 1 hour | Prematurity. |
Male | 2 months | Broncho Pneumonia. Congenital Heart Disease (Patent Ductus). |
Male | 20 minutes | Asphyxia Neonatorum. |
Female | 30 minutes | Prematurity. Caesarian Section. Pre Eclampsia. |
Male | 1 hour | Prematurity. Atelectasis. |
Male | 6 hours | Atelectasis. |
Female | 6 days | Meningocele. |
Male | 2 days | Cerebral Haemorrhage. Tentorial Tear. Congenital Abnormality and Birth Trauma. Multiple Congenital Abnormalities. |
Male | 1 day | Pulmonary Atelectasis. |
Female | 1 day | Prematurity. |
Female | 2 days | Prematurity. |
Male | 2 days | Pneumonia. Congenital Morbus Cordis. Hare Lip and Cleft-Palate |
Female | 2 days | Prematurity. |
Male | 2 days | Haemolytic Disease of Newborn. |
TABLE VIII.
Year | Infant Mortality Rate | Stillbirth Rate |
---|---|---|
1940 | 34.3 | 29 |
1941 | 42.2 | 34.2 |
1942 | 33.9 | 24 |
1943 | 23.5 | 23.5 |
1944 | 28.7 | 22.09 |
1945 | 33.1 | 24.6 |
1946 | 22.2 | 23.9 |
1947 | 30.4 | 21.1 |
1948 | 24.8 | 18.9 |
1949 | 24.3 | 14.01 |