London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Holborn 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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| Cause of Death | AGE | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Day. | 1 Day to 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total Under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks to 3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Under[ 1 Year | |
| 23. Broncho pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | |||||||||||
| Congenital heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebral malformation | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Encephalocoele | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hirschprungs disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | |||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pulmonary haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Five of the infant deaths recorded above were of infants domiciled outside England
and Wales. Four of these infants died as a result of congenital malformations.
Of the five "Holborn infants" one died of pulmonary haemorrhage shortly after
birth, two died on the first day as a result of atelectasis, one died of pneumonia at the
age of three days and one died at three months as the result of congenital heart disease.
TABLE No. 5 Deaths of Infants under one year of age for preceding 10 years Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25
| Cause of Death | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20. Other heart disease | - | - | - | -. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23. Pneumonia | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24. Bronchitis | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 34. All other accidents | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 |