London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE - 1961
from stated causes with age distribution
| Cause of death | Age | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1 day to l week | 1-2 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. | |||||||||||
| Haenorrhagic conditions | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations of Heart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Other Congenital Malformations | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Injury at Birth | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 |
| Post-Natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | 7 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |||||||
| Immaturity | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| Haemolytic Disease of Newborn | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other accidents | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| All other causes | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 7 | - | |
| All causes | 26 | 18 | 2 | 1 | - | 47 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 36 | 19 |
| Year | Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | All infants per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | |||
| 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | |||
See also tables on pages 12 and 13.
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