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
Lambeth 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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An analysis of the causes of death and the age at time of death reveals the following figures.
| Under 1 day | 1 - 7 days | 1 - 2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3 weeks to 1 month | TOTAL UNDER 1 month | 1 - 3 months | 3 - 6 months | 6 - 9 months | 9 12 months | TOTAL UNDER 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Prematurity & Atelectasis | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
| Prematurity & Haemorrhage | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Respiratory Failure | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||
| Atelectasis | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Asphyxia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Septicaemia and Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Intracranial Haemorrhage | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Anoxia | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Heart Conditions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Gastro-Enteritis | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Purulent Meningitis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Anencephaly | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Anaemis due to Rhesus incompatibility | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Subarachnoid Haemorrhage & Tentorial Tear | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Placental Insufficiency | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Liver Failure and Biliary Cirrhosis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Absence of Bowel | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Encephalocel e | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Atresia of Oesophagus | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Fragilitas Ossium | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Laryngeal Obstruction | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mongol with multiple congenitial deformities | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Renal Failure | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| HaemoDtvsis & Lung Abscess | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 35 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 98 |