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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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Statistically these are divided as follows :—
1.
| Year | Stillbirths | Deaths in first week of life | Perinatal Death Rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Home | In Hospital | Born at Home | Born in Hospital | Romford | England & Wales | |
| 1963 | 7 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 34.0 | 29.3* |
| 1962 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 27.9 | 30.8 |
| 1961 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 31.9 | 32.2 |
| 1960 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 27.2 | 32.9 |
| 1959 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 24.7 | 34.2 |
*Provisional.
2. Infant Deaths. (Deaths of infants under one year of age.) The
infant death rate per 1,000 live births in 1963 was 17.0. This is
lower than the figure of 22.5 for 1962 and the rate of 20.9 for
England and Wales.
The following table shows the cause of infant deaths:—
INFANT MORTALITY—1963
| Cause of Death | 0-1 Month | 1-3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-12 Months | Total under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelectasis | - | - | - | ||
| Broncho-pneumonia | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | - | — | 2 | |
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | - | — | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | — | 1 | - | 2 |
| Erythroblastosis Foetalis | 1 | — | - | - | 1 |
| Exomphalus | 1 | — | - | - | 1 |
| Fibrosystic Disease of Pancreas | - | — | - | 1 | 1 |
| Foreign Body in Throat | - | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Gliogen Storage Disease | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Haemolytic Disease of Newborn | 1 | — | - | - | 1 |
| Obstructive Jaundice | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Prematurity | 12 | - | - | 12 | |
| Tentorial Tear | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Tracheo - oesophygeal Distula | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 34 |
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