London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wembley 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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Infantile Mortality,
Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.
| Cause of Death (extracted from weekly returns of local Registrars, or from inward transfers of Registrar General). | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under one month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 13 | 2 | - | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 |
| Congenital defects | 12 | 1 | - | 2 | 15 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | l | - | 8 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia do with | - | - | l | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Intra-cranial haemorrhage | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Accident | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Meningitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | l | - | 2 - |
| Intestinal Obstruction | - | _ | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Violence | - | - | - | - | - | -• | - | l | - | 1 |
| 31 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 67 |
Of the 67 deaths which occurred in children
who never celebrated their first birthday,
31 occurred within the first week of life (that
is 46%) while 45 occurred within the first four
weeks of life (that is 67%)
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