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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
Islington 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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ANALYSIS OF INFANT DEATHS - 1966
(BASED ON REGISTRAR GENERAL' S RETURNS)
| Primary Cause of Death | Under 1 day | Days | Weeks | Months | Totals | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 | |||
| Bronchitis | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Ehteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 21 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Atelectasis, Atrophy and Marasmus | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | |||||
| Violent Causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| All other causes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 58 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 120 |
Estimated Child Population
| Under 1 year | 1 - 4 | Total under 5 | 5 - 14 | Total under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington | 5,830 | 18,970 | 24,800 | 29,700 | 54,500 |
| Greater London | 139,500 | 499,300 | 638,800 | 951,400 | 1,590, 200 |
COMMENTS ON VITAL STATISTICS
(Where comparisons are made with previous years, the figures of the former
Metropolitan Boroughs of Finsbury and Islington have been combined.)
Deaths of Infants under one year
Forty-eight per cent. of all infant deaths occurred within the first twenty-four
hours following birth. From one to twelve months the greatest risk to infants was
respiratory disease; of a total of thirty-nine infant deaths in the age group one to
twelve months, eleven were due to pneumonia.
Maternal Mortality
In a total of 5,934 live and still births, there were two maternal deaths. Both
followed Caesarean sections.
Respiratory Tuberculosis
The death rate for lung tuberculosis in 1966 was 0.08 per 1,000 population, and
compared favourably with previous years.
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