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Greenwich 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1968 Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.
| Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1—2 Weeks | 2—3 Weeks | 3—4 Weeks | Total under 1 Month | 1—3 Months | 3—6 Months | 6—9 Months | 9—12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accidental - fractured skull | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Acute tracheo-bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| Asphyxia - interpartum | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Birth Injury | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchopneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Bronchopneumonia - aspiration | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital anomalies | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Haemolytic Disease of Newborn | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | _ | 1 |
| Haemorrhage - intercranial | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| - cerebral | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | _ | 3 |
| Hydrops foetalis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Neonatal anoxia | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Otitis media | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Placental insufficiency | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Precipitated labour | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pre-eclamptic toxaemia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Prematurity | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Prematurity - Rh incompatability | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| TOTALS | 40 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
Males 36
Females 23
Neonatal Mortality—From the accompanying table it can be
seen that neonatal mortality, i.e. infants dying before attaining the
age of one month, accounted for 41 deaths, equivalent to 69.5% of
all infant deaths and giving a Neonatal Mortality Rate of 12.04 per
1,000 live births. This rate is 1.84 less than that calculated for the
previous year and is slightly more favourable than the figure of
12.8 for Greater London and that returned for England and
Wales, namely 12.4. Inner London registered a rate of 14.0.
Early Neonatal Mortality—Forty infant deaths occurring during
the first week of birth gives an Early Neonatal Mortality Rate of
11.75 per 1,000 live births compared with rates of 11.4 for Greater
London and 10.6 for England and Wales. The comparable figure
for Inner London was 12.4.
Perinatal Mortality—The Perinatal Mortality Rate, calculated
from a total of 45 stillbirths and 40 deaths of infants under 1 week,
was 24.64 per 1,000 total births, showing a decrease of 1.63 from
that for 1967. The equivalent rate for England and Wales is 24.7
and that for Greater London 24.7. Inner London recorded a rate
of 25.3.