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
Croydon 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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DETAILS OF INFANT MORTALITY
The following table gives the causes of death during the first month of life (Neo-natal Mortality):—
| Trauma at Birth | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | 11 |
| Atelectasis | 7 |
| Haemorrhagic Diseases of Newborn | 3 |
| 36 | |
| 5 | |
| 70 | |
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| Percentage Deaths under 1 year per Total Infantile Deaths | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1968 | 1967 | 1968 | |
| Injury at Birth and Congenital | 22.7 | 26.8 | 4.48 | 4.66 |
| Premature Births | 38.2 | 38.2 | 7.52 | 6.63 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 11.0 | 8.2 | 2.15 | 1.43 |
| Atalectasis, Debility and Marasmus | 7.2 | 7.2 | 1.43 | 1.25 |
| Diseases of Digestion* | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Other causes | 20.0 | 18.6 | 3.94 | 3.22 |
*These from Gastro Enteritis
Perinatal Deaths
Stillbirths 71
Deaths in first week 64
Causes of Death
in first week
Prematurity 34
Congenital conditions 8
Atelectasis 7
Birth Trauma 8
Perinatal Rate 24 per 1,000
Total (live and still) births
Pneumonia 1
Haemorrhagic disease 3
Other causes 3