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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
St Pancras 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1956
from stated causes with age distribution
| Cause of death | Age | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1 day to 1 week | 12 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and Under 3 months | 3-5 months | 6-8 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year | ||
| M. | F. | |||||||||||
| Acute Leukaemia | ||||||||||||
| unspecified- type | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Acute Otitis Media without | ||||||||||||
| mention of Mastoiditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | « | - | - | 1 |
| Lobar Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Broncho Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Exompholus | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Diaphragmatic Hernia | 1 | - | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Volvulus | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Gastro Enteritis | - | - | * | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Abscess of Scalp | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 5 |
| Intracranial and Spinal | ||||||||||||
| Injury at Birth | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 |
| Other Birth Injury | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Atelectasis | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 6 | |
| Pneumonia of Newborn | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Haemolytic Disease of Newborn Haemorrhagic Disease of | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ~ | - | 1 |
| Newborn | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Immaturity Accldential Mechanical Suffocation In bed and | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| cradle | - | • | 1 | • | " | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| All Causes | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 23 |
| Year | Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | Illegitimate Infants per 1 000 illegitimate live births | All Infants per 1 000 live births | All infants Death rates comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Administrative County | England and Wales | ||||
| 1956 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
| 1955 | 20 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| 1954 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 21 | 25 |
| 1953 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| 1952 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 28 |
| 1951 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| 1950 | 28 | 52 | 31 | 26 | 30 |
| 1949 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 |
| 1948 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 34 |
| 1947 | 30 | 61 | 34 | 37 | 41 |
| 1946 | 37 | 47 | 38 | 41 | 43 |
| 1945 | 40 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 46 |
| 1944 | 57 | 105 | 64 | 51 | 45 |
| 1943 | 66 | 99 | 71 | 51 | 49 |
| 1942 | 59 | 117 | 66 | 51 | 51 |
| 1941 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 60 |
| 1940 | 52 | 86 | 56 | 49 | 57 |
| 1939 | 46 | 94 | 52 | 48 | 51 |
| See also tables on pages 12 and 13 | |||||