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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| No. of Cases Notified. | Treated At Home. In Hosp. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Treatment.—These 2 cases were treated as follows:—
At home
St. Margaret's Hospital 2
2
Infant and Foetal Mortality.
There were 70 registered deaths of infants under one year of
age, giving an infantile mortality rate of 46.38 per thousand live
births.
Neo-natal Mortality (deaths of infants under one month).—
Of the 70 deaths under one year, 43 occurred in the first four weeks ;
and of the 43 deaths under four weeks, 32 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. | |||
| 1934 | 1,454 | 64 | 38 | 44.02 | 26.13 | 46 |
| 1935 | 1,493 | 60 | 31 | 40.18 | 20.76 | 44 |
| 1936 | 1,421 | 74 | 38 | 52.07 | 26.74 | 44 |
| 1937 | 1,420 | 75 | 37 | 52.81 | 26.05 | 60 |
| 1938 | 1,509 | 70 | 43 | 46.38 | 28.56 | 41 |
Reference to Table 8 will show that the chief cause of neonatal
deaths was premature birth (24).