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
Ealing 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 mouths and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 51 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 103 |
| Measles * | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | __ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Inflammation of the Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| Congenital Debility | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 36 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | 36 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Inattention at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Causes | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| Premature Birth | 25 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 20 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 36 |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
| Congenital Debility | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tuberculous Disease | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Syphilis ... | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis [not Tuberculous) | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Convulsions | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
| Gastritis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Common Infectious Diseases | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Other Causes | 6 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 20 |
| Totals | 73 | 71 | 84 | 79 | 82 | 77 | 91 | 102 | 106 | 103 |
Stillbirths.:—The number of stillbirths registered in the year
was 108, compared with 82 in the previous year. The stillbirth
rate is 43 per thousand births.