London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of Westminster 1972

Report of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table 2 — Infant Mortality — Cause, Age-group and Sex

CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 1 week1 -4 weeks1 -3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal
MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Prematurity and allied causes38__________38
Haemorrhage
pulmonary_2___________2
Subarachnoid_1___________1
Foetal anoxia1___________1_
Hyperkaliaemia1___________1_
Pleural effusion1___________1_
Inhalation of mucus_1___________1
Pulmonary oedema__1_1_______2_
Cardiac arrest (hypoplasia)__1_________1_
Intestinal obstruction____1_______1_
Infancy syndrome______1____1_
Asphyxia_1_____1_____2
Bilateral lobar pneumonia________1_____1
Liver and renal failure______1_____1_
Neuro blastoma______1_____1_
Myelomeningocele_________1___1
Acute gastro enteritis________1___1_
6132-2-3211--1416
Totals - (1971 in brackets)19 (19)2 (3)2 (6)5 (6)2 (-)(1)30 (35)
Number of deaths of illegitimate infants included in above7 (6)(-)(2)1 (1)(-)(-)8 (9)