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 Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The causes of the 21 infant deaths in 1950 are set out in the following table:—
Causes of Death. | Under 24 hours. | 1 day to 1 week. | 1-2 wks. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 9-12 mths. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Congenital Malformation, etc. | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Premature Birth | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | ||
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
All Other Causes | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
6 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | 21 |
Cause of Death. | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Congenital Malformations, etc. | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
Whooping Cough | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Bronchitis | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Diarrhoea | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Other Digestive Diseases | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Influenza | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Syphilis | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Violent Causes | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
All other Causes | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 5 |
23 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 21 |