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 Croydon]
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DETAILS OF INFANT MORTALITY
The following table gives the cause of death during the first month of life (Neo-natal mortality):-
(1) | Complications of Labour - | ||||||
Trauma at Birth | 3 | 3 | |||||
(2) | Foetal States - | ||||||
Congenital Maiformities | 10 | ||||||
Atelectasis | 3 | ||||||
Haemorrhagic Disease of Newborn | 1 | ||||||
14 | |||||||
(3) | Prematurity | 20 | |||||
20 | |||||||
(4) | Post-Natal Causes | 2 | |||||
- | 2 | ||||||
Total | 39 | ||||||
Percentage Deaths under 1 year per Total Infantile Deaths | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births Deaths | ||||||
1956 | 1957 | 1956 | 1957 | ||||
Premature Births | 31.3 | 31.7 | 5.83 | 5.70 | |||
Respiratory Diseases | 23.9 | 17. 5 | 4.44 | 3.13 | |||
Infectious Diseases | 1. 5 | ø 3.2 | 0. 28 | 0.57 | |||
Atelectasis. Debility and Marasmus | 3.0 | 4.8 | 0. 56 | 0.85 | |||
Diseases of Digestion | 6. 0 | * 3. 2 | 1. 11 | 0. 57 | |||
Injury at Birth and Congenital | 23.9 | 28.6 | 4. 44 | 5. 13 |
ø This death was due to meningoencephalitis
• These from Gastro enteritis
Perinatal Deaths
Stillbirths - 72)
Deaths in first week - 35)
Causes of Death in first week
Prematurity - 20
Congenital conditions- 9
Atelectasis - 3)
Cerebral haemorrhage - 3)
35
Perinatal rate - 30 per 1,000
total (live and still) births
Prematurity was a contributory
cause in 3 cases