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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
Romford 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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3. Neo-Natal Deaths. (Deaths occuring in the first month of life).
NEO-NATAL MORTALITY—1962
| Cause of Death | Under 1 wk. | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphyxia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Birth Injury | 6 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Gastro Enteritis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Prematurity | 17 | — | — | - | 17 |
| Sclerema | 1 | — | — | - | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | - | 4 | 1 | 36 |
MORTALITY RATES
Mortality data are only a very crude measure of the efficiency
of the Maternity and Child Welfare Services, but in the absence of
reliable information regarding morbidity such an index must be
used. We are bound to get wide fluctuations in local figures from
year to year due to a comparatively small number of cases.
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