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 Holborn Borough]
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Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age, 1927.
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 | |||||
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ||||
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||||
Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Premature Births | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ||||
Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 19 | ||||
Total both sexes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
Net births registered during the calendar year. | Net deaths registered during the calendar year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | |||||||||||||||||||||
Legitimate Infants | 227 | 225 | 452 | Legitimate Infants | 13 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Illegitimate Infants | 26 | 27 | *53 | Illegitimate Infants | 1 | 0 | 1 |