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 Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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The homes were visited in a large proportion of the infant deaths, and any requisite information obtained, and when required, suitable advice given. The cause and age of death are given In the following Table:—
Cause of Death | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total under 1 Year | |||||||||||||
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M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Both sexes | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Both sexes | ||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Meningitis (non-tubercular | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tubercular | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | - | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Premature Birth | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Other causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Totals | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 19 | 47 | |
Total both sexes | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 47 | |||||||||||||
Net births registered during the calendar year. | Net deaths registered during the calendar year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | ||||||||||||||||||
Legitimate Infants | 280 | 252 | 532 | Legitimate Infants | 21 | 17 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
Illegitimate Infants | 28 | 18 | 46 | Illegitimate Infants | 6 | 3 | 9 |