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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
Leyton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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| Cases. | Treated At Home. In Mosp. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified in the area. 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Notified outside the area. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
Treatment.—These 6 cases were treated as follows :—
At home 2
St. Margaret's Hospital 3 (mothers and infants)
Whipps Cross Hospital 1
6
Infant and Foetal Mortality.
There were 60 registered deaths of infants under one year of
age, giving an infantile mortality rate of 40.18 per thousand live
births. Reference to Table 4 (page 27) will show that the number
of infant deaths (60) registered during 1935 is the lowest ever
recorded in the history of the area.
Neo-natal Mortality (deaths of infants under one month).—
Of the 60 deaths under one year, 31 occurred in the first four weeks ;
and of the 31 deaths under four weeks, 25 occurred in the first week.
The following figures show the variations in the infantile and neo-natal mortality rates and in the number of stillbirths during the last five-year period.
| Year. | Births. | Deaths under | Mortality Rate. | Stillbirths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year. | 4 weeks. | Infantile. | Neo-natal. | |||
| 1931 | 1,812 | 71 | 38 | 39.18 | 20.97 | 59 |
| 1932 | 1,666 | 89 | 51 | 53.42 | 30.61 | 58 |
| 1933 | 1,499 | 76 | 47 | 50.73 | 31.35 | 48 |
| 1934 | 1,454 | 64 | 38 | 44.02 | 26.13 | 46 |
| 1935 | 1,493 | 60 | 31 | 40.18 | 20.76 | 44 |
Reference to Tables 8 and 8a will show that the chief causes
of neo-natal deaths are premature birth (14) and congenital malformations
(7).