Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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Death Rate of Infants under one year of age.
MALES | FEMALES | TOTAL | Death Rate (per 1,000 Live Births) | |
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In total live births | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
In legitimate live births | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14.4 |
In illegitimate live births | 2 | - | 2 |
The following are the ages and causes of death:—
CAUSES | Under One Day | One Day | Three Days | Four Days | One Week | MONTHS | TOTALS | ||||
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1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | M | F | ||||||
Prematurity | IF | 1M | 1M | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Cardiac Arrest | 1M | 1 | — | ||||||||
Pneumonia | IF | IF 1M | 1M | 1M | 3 | 2 | |||||
Toxaemia | IF | - | 1 | ||||||||
Lower | |||||||||||
Respiratory | |||||||||||
Tract Infection | 1M | 1 | — | ||||||||
Atelectasis | 1M | IF | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Congenital | - | ||||||||||
Heart Disease | 1M | 1M | 2 | — | |||||||
Total Males | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
Total Females | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |