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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
Hammersmith 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The 64 deaths of infants under 2 years of age in 1927 were certified to be due to the following causes: —
| Cause of Death. | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|
| Prematurity | 11 |
| Broncho Pneumonia | 10 |
| Enteritis | 7 |
| Tuberculous Enteritis | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 3 |
| Measles | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 |
| Marasmus | 2 |
| Congenital Pyloric Stenosis | 3 |
| Congenital Malformation of Liver | 1 |
| Aeute obstruction due to Congenital Malformation of Gut | 1 |
| Congenital Hydrocephalus | 2 |
| Congenital Hydronephrosis and Pyonephrosis | 1 |
| Congenital Hypertrophic Stenosis of Pylorus | 1 |
| Malformation of Cranium | 1 |
| Septic Meningitis | 1 |
| Septic Meningitis and Spina Bifida | 1 |
| Spina Bifida | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 |
| Congestion of Lungs | 1 |
| Toxæmia and Dyspepsia | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage from untied umbilical cord | 2 |
| Hæmorrhage from Placenta | 1 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 1 |
| Cerebral Thrombosis | 1 |
| Pemphigus Neonatorum | 1 |
| Inanition : born in condition of blue asphyxia, owing to cord being twice round neck | 1 |
| Infantile debility and blue asphyxia at birth from cord round neck | 1 |
| Asphyxia from deprivation of air when face downwards on pillow in perambulator | 1 |
| Asphyxia: spasm of glottis by introduction of foreign bodies into air passage at birth and by hyperplasia | 1 |
| Found dead and decomposed | 1 |
| 64 |