Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Deaths under 1 year of age Table 3
Cause of death | Sex | Under 1 day | 1-6 days | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | Total under 4 wks. | 1-2 mths. | 3-5 mths. | 6-8 mths. | 9-11 mths. | Total 1-11 mths. | Total under 1 yr. |
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Inflammatory diseases of central nervous system | M | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Diseases of ear and mastoid process | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Pneumonia | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 8 | 12 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
Bronchitis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Spina-bifida and meningocele | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
F | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Congenital malformations of heart | M | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
F | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
Congenital malformations of genito-urinary system | M | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Other congenital malformations | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
F | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | |
Injury at birth | M | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Post-natal asphyxia and atelectasis | M | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Haemolytic disease of newborn | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Immaturity | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
F | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
All other causes | M | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
TOTALS | M | 17 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 46 |
F | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 16 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 22 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 26 | 13 | 8 | 1 | - | 48 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 68 |
There were no deaths in the following groups: tuberculosis (all
forms), syphilis, diphtheria, whooping cough, meningococcal infections,
acute poliomyelitis, measles, haemorrhagic conditions, pink disease,
gastritis and duodenitis, gastro-enteritis, diseases of skin and subcutaneous
tissue, congenital hydrocephalus, pemphigus and sepsis of
newborn, convulsions, accidents, and lack or care of newborn.
20 infants (14 male and 6 female) thus died between the age of one
month and one year compared with 18 in the previous year and 19 the
year before that. 12 of the 20 were from pneumonia and bronchitis,