Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923
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The homes were visited in a large proportion of the infant deaths, and any requisite information obtained, and when required, suitable advice given.
The cause and age of death are given in the following Table:—
Cause of Death | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total under 1 Year | ||||||||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Both sexes | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Both sexes | |||||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Meningitis (non-tubercular) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||
Suffocation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Atelectasis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Congenital Malformations | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Premature Births | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
Other causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||
Totals | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 47 | ||||
Total both sexes | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
Net births registered during the calendar year. | Net deaths registered during the calendar year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | |||||||||||||||||||||
Legitimate Infants | 271 | 276 | 547 | Legitimate Infants | 17 | 24 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Illegitimate Infants | 24 | 24 | 48 | Illegitimate Infants | 6 | ... | 6 |