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 Acton]
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TABLE IV.
INFANTILIS MORTALITY, 1934.
Causes of Death. | Ages. | Wards. | |||||||||||
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Total | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months | North East | North West | South East | South West | |
Premature Birth | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
Congenital Debility | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Congenital Heart Disease | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
Pyloric Stenosis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Congenital Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Marasmus | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - |
Icterus Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Prolonged Labour | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Haemorrhage after circumcision | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Measles | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Diarrhoea | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Bronchitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Volvulus | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Acidosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Streptococcal Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Acuto Pulmonary Oedema | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | 1 |
TOTALS | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 15 |