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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25
| 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. Bronchopneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 27. Gastro-enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 31. Congenital malformations— | |||||||||||
| Congenital heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Duplication of large intestine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | |
| Extra hepatic biliary atresia | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fallots tetralogy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Myelomeningocale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 32. Other defined and ill defined diseases— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Acute venal failure | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Heart tumours | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Prematurity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Eleven of the thirteen infant deaths recorded above were of infants domiciled outside
England and Wales. Six of these infants died as a result of congenital malformations.
The two "Holborn infants" were twins born prematurely after only 20 weeks
gestation.
Classification according to the short list of causes of death adopted by the Registrar General in Form S.D.25
| Cause of Death | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20. Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23. Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 34. All other accidents | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 13 |