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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Measles accounted for 8 infant deaths during the year. The
deaths from developmental diseases were 63 as compared with 74
in 1927.
The next tables show the incidence of mortality from the chief
diseases of infancy in the first four weeks and during the four
trimesters:—
Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1923 to 1928.
| Year. | Under 24 hrs. | 1 to 7 days. | 1 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 77 | 45.3 |
| 1924 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 77 | 39.3 |
| 1925 | 25 | 29 | 35 | 89 | 47.8 |
| 1926 | 38 | 23 | 81 | 44.3 | |
| 1927 | 29 | 29 | 80 | 53.3 | |
| Total 1923-7 | 128 | 146 | 130 | 404 | — |
| Mean do | 25.6 | 29.2 | 26.0 | 80.8 | 45.6 |
| 1928 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 71 | 40.3 |
Certified Causes of
Death.
Months
0—3.
Months
3—6.
Months
6—9.
Months
9—12.
Total.
%of
Total.
Measles — — 1 7 8 4.54
Influenza — — 1 — 1 0.57
Erysipelas — — 1 — 1 0.57
Whooping Cough 1 2 2 1 6 3.41
Meningococcal
Meningitis — — 2 — 2 1.14
Diarrhoea and Enteritis 4 8 10 3 25 14.20
General Tuberculosis — — — — — —
Tuberculous Meningitis 1 — — 1 2 1.14
Pulmonary Tuberculosis — - - - - -
Pneumonia 7 14 7 10 38 21.59
Bronchitis 6 2 — — 8 4.54
Other Respiratory
Diseases 1 — — — 1 0.57
Prematurity 37 — — — 37 21.02
Marasmus 5 5 — — 10 5.68
Icterus Neonatorum — — — — — —
Congenital Malformations 12 1 — 1 14 7.95
Injury at Birth 2 — — — 2 1.14
Suffocation (overlying) 2 — — — 2 1.14
Convulsions 1 — 1 — 2 1.14
Atelectasis & Asphyxia N. 6 — — — 6 3.41
Lack of Care 2 — — — 2 1.14
Syphilis 1 — — — 1 0.57
Accident and Homicide 1 — — — 1 0.57
Miscellaneous 2 2 2 1 7 3.97
Total 91 34 27 24 176 100.0
Percentage of Total 51.7 19.3 15.4 13.6 — 100.0