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 Greenwich Borough]
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occurred in hospitals within the Borough, 17 in hospitals without
and 4 at home. The following table shows the causes of and ages
at death:—
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1971 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Accidental - asphyxia (hanging) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Acute - gastro-enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
- otitis media | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
- tracheo-bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
- upper respiratory infection | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Anoxia - intra partum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
- intra uterine | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 |
Atelectasis - pulmonary | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Bronchopneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Cerebral haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Congenital anomalies - | ||||||||||
Anencephaly | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Heart disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Intraventricular septal defect | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Meckel's diverticulum | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | 1 |
Meningomyelocele | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Stridor - epiglottitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Transposition of Great Vessels | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Trisomy 18 - Edward's syndrome | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Diabetes mellitus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 |
Endocardio - fibrositis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Haemorrhage - ante partum | 1 | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Haemosiderosis - pulmoary | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Malabsorption - alactasia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Placental - infarction | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
- insufficiency | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Prematurity | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Respiratory distress syndrome | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Rhesus incompatability | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
Sudden death (cause unknown) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
TOTALS | 30 | 1 | - | 1 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 53 |
Males 32
Females 21
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 32 deaths, equivalent to 60.4% of
all infant deaths and giving a Neonatal Mortality Rate of 10.34 per
1,000 live births. This rate is 3.86 less than that calculated for the
previous year and compares favourably with the figure of 11.6